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
    • ,
  • Joseph R. Deatherage

      Affiliations

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

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doi: 10.1053/j.sodo.2009.01.003

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

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