A case report on the efficacy of transverse expansion in severe obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Sleep and Breathing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-96

  Bonetti, Giulio Alessandri ^a   Piccin, Ottavio ^b   Lancellotti, Lorenzo ^a   Bianchi, Alberto ^a   Marchetti, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mandibular symphyseal distraction osteogenesis; Obstructive sleep apnea; Surgically assisted rapid maxillary expansion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE HYPOPLASIA; MAXILLA HYPOPLASIA; ORTHODONTIC DEVICE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT; PALATAL EXPANSION TECHNIQUE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149193560     PISSN: 15209512     EISSN: 15221709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11325-008-0206-6     Document Type: Article

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