Riley R W, Powell N B, Guilleminault C
Sleep Disorders Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1990 Jan;48(1):20-6. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(90)90174-z.
Forty patients with documented obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) were evaluated following maxillary and mandibular osteotomies (MMO). All patients were evaluated before and after surgery by a physical examination, fiberoptic pharyngoscopy, cephalometric analysis, and polysomnography. Ninety-seven percent of the patients responded to the surgical treatment, based on the polysomnogram. The present indications for MMO are severe OSAS, morbid obesity, and severe mandibular deficiency.
