Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 94-98, June 2009

Surgical Procedures for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Kok Weng Lye

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Kok Weng Lye, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, 5 Second Hospital Avenue, Singapore, 168938. Phone: 65-6324 8890
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  • Joseph R. Deatherage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Alabama School of Dentistry, Birmingham, AL

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is a serious health problem that affects a large number of individuals. Research in the field has improved our understanding of the disease, and a holistic management of the OSA patient is becoming widely adopted. When continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and dental appliance have failed, surgical procedures to improve the posterior airway are performed. When chosen correctly, these procedures have tremendous benefit to the airway and can potentially cure this devastating syndrome.

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PII: S1073-8746(09)00011-5

doi:10.1053/j.sodo.2009.01.003

Seminars in Orthodontics
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 94-98, June 2009

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