Long-term results of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

G W Jaspers; A Booij; J de Graaf; J de Lange

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.03.013

Long-term results of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013 Apr;51(3):e37-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.03.013. Epub 2012 May 3.

Authors

G W Jaspers¹, A Booij, J de Graaf, J de Lange

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands. gijsjaspers@gmail.com

PMID: 22560785
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.03.013

Abstract

This article describes the eight-year follow-up results of maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) in a cohort of patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Results are promising by means of Apnoea Hypopnoea Index (AHI) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS).

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Plates
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Mandible / surgery
Mandibular Advancement / methods*
Maxilla / surgery*
Middle Aged
Osteotomy, Le Fort / methods
Osteotomy, Sagittal Split Ramus / methods
Polysomnography / methods
Retrospective Studies
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / physiopathology
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / surgery*
Sleep Stages / physiology
Treatment Outcome