Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , March 2009

Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Airway Imaging: A Review

  • John M. McCrillis

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Louisville Dental Sleep Medicine, Louisville, KY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John M. McCrillis, DMD, Louisville Dental Sleep Medicine, 2902 Taylorsville Road, Louisville, KY 40205. Phone: 502-458-7476
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  • Jennifer Haskell

      Affiliations

    • Dental Student, School of Dentistry, The University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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  • Bruce S. Haskell

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Louisville Dental Sleep Medicine, Louisville, KY
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  • Michelle Brammer

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Orthodontics Student, School of Dentistry, The University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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  • Douglas Chenin

      Affiliations

    • Anatomage, In Vivo Dental, San Jose, CA
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  • William C. Scarfe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
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  • Allan G. Farman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2008.09.008

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , March 2009