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Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME) for Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

1 Introduction Maxillary morphology plays an important role in the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Guilleminault et al. reported the presence of high and narrow hard palate differentiating OSA between relatives. Maxillary morphology studies have shown greater palatal heights in…

Maxillofacial Surgical Techniques for Hypopharyngeal Obstruction in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

1 Indications From our first case report describing isolated mandibular advancement for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in 1984, maxillofacial surgical interventions have played significant roles in sleep surgery. Single jaw advancement evolved to maxillary and mandibular advancement…

Algorithm for Multilevel Treatment: The Riley, Powell, and Liu Stanford Experience

1 Introduction Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), upper airway resistance syndrome, and snoring are collectively referred to as sleep-related breathing disorders (SRBDs). SRBD involve repeated partial or complete obstructions of the upper airway during sleep, and the etiology is multifactorial…