An orthodontic-orthognathic patient with obstructive sleep apnea treated with Le Fort I osteotomy advancement and alar cinch suture combined with a muco-musculo-periosteal V-Y closure to minimize nose deformity
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عنوان ژورنال: The Angle Orthodontist
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0003-3219,1945-7103
DOI: 10.2319/052818-406.1