Linear and volumetric airway changes after maxillomandibular advancement for obstructive sleep apnea

KJ Butterfield, PLG Marks, L McLean… - Journal of Oral and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery is a well-established treatment of
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although many studies have assessed the efficacy of MMA …

Quality of life assessment after maxillomandibular advancement surgery for obstructive sleep apnea

KJ Butterfield, PLG Marks, L McLean… - Journal of Oral and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Although maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery is highly efficacious for
the management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), little information exists regarding the …

Pharyngeal airway morphology in healthy individuals and in obstructive sleep apnea patients treated with maxillomandibular advancement: a comparative study

KJ Butterfield, PLG Marks, L McLean… - Oral surgery, oral medicine …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This study investigated the differences in airway morphology between control
patients and those with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treated with maxillomandibular …

Impact of an oral appliance on obstructive sleep apnea severity, quality of life, and biomarkers

E Fernández‐Julián, T Pérez‐Carbonell… - The …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective/Hypothesis To investigate outcomes including efficacy, quality of life, and levels of
inflammatory markers of a mandibular advancement device (MAD) for moderate‐to‐severe …

Circadian rhythms in blood pressure, heart rate, hormones, and on polysomnographic parameters in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome patients: effect of …

B Lemmer, J Scholtze, J Schmitt - Blood Pressure Monitoring, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Results Level and rhythm in BP and heart rate were not significantly affected by CPAP in this
group of patients, but the number of dippers increased after CPAP intervention. The high 24 …

Change in posterior pharyngeal space after counterclockwise rotational orthognathic surgery for class II dentofacial deformity diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea …

WS Jeong, YC Kim, YS Chung, CY Lee… - Journal of Craniofacial …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Although maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) is an orthognathic surgical procedure
used to manage obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in individuals who are noncompliant with …

The inverted-L ramus osteotomy versus sagittal split ramus osteotomy in maxillomandibular advancement for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea patients: A …

Q Wu, Y Wang, P Wang, Z Xiang, B Ye, J Li - Journal of Cranio …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and feasibility of inverted-L osteotomy (ILO)
and sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment …

Comparison of cardiovascular co-morbidities and CPAP use in patients with positional and non-positional mild obstructive sleep apnea

YC Huang, CY Lin, CC Lan, YK Wu, CS Lim… - BMC pulmonary …, 2014 - Springer
Background This retrospective cohort study aimed to determine if there are differences in
cardiovascular co-morbidities, blood pressure (BP) and continuous positive airway pressure …

Validated measures of insomnia, function, sleepiness, and nasal obstruction in a CPAP alternatives clinic population

AS Lam, NA Collop, DL Bliwise… - Journal of Clinical Sleep …, 2017 - jcsm.aasm.org
Study Objectives: Although efficacious in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA),
continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can be difficult to tolerate, with long-term …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous positive airway pressure compliance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea

S Afsharpaiman, E Shahverdi, E Vahedi, H Aqaee - Tanaffos, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common condition in adults. In most cases,
first-line therapy includes treatment with positive airway pressure devices. However …