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Impact of surgical maxillomandibular advancement upon pharyngeal airway volume and the apnoea–hypopnoea index in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea: systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: A systematic review was carried out on the effect of surgical maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) on pharyngeal airway (PA) dimensions and the apnoea–hypopnoea index (AHI) in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), with the aim of determining whether increased PA in the context...

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Autores principales: Giralt-Hernando, Maria, Valls-Ontañón, Adaia, Guijarro-Martínez, Raquel, Masià-Gridilla, Jorge, Hernández-Alfaro, Federico
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6797338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31673361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2019-000402