INTRODUCTION The standard treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome is nasal continuous positive airway pressure. In most cases the obstruction is located at the oropharyngeal level, and nasal continuous positive airway pressure is usually effective. In cases of non-response to nasal continuous positive airway pressure other treatments like mandibular advancement devices or upper airway s...

OBJECTIVES To compare cleft lip and palate patients' satisfaction with aesthetics and functional parameters after conventional advancement of the maxilla or by the use of distraction osteogenesis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Case series observational study. Group of distraction osteogenesis (DO) consisted of 15 patients treated with distraction osteogenesis while group conventional (CONV) included 1...

OBJECTIVES The present retrospective study analyzes sagittal cephalometric changes in patients affected by obstructive sleep apnea syndrome submitted to maxillomandubular advancement. MATERIAL AND METHODS 15 adult sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG) and treated with maxillomandubular advancement (MMA) were included in this study. Pre- (T1) and postsurgical ...

1DDS, Master student, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 2DDS, MS, PhD, Collaborative Researcher, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil 3DDS, MS, PhD, Associate professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School, Uni...

INTRODUCTION The main reason for seeking orthodontic treatment for Class II malocclusions is aesthetic improvement. Growth modification treatment procedures offer better results for a patient with significant potential growth. AIM The aim of this cephalometric clinical study was to distinguish skeletal and dental corrections on skeletal class II division I growing subjects with Twin Block the...

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Due to shortage of ICU beds in hospitals, knowing what kind of orthognathic surgery patients more need ICU care after surgery would be important for surgeons and hospitals to prevent unnecessary ICU bed reservation. PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to determine what kinds of orthognathic surgery patients would benefit more from ICU care after surgery. MATERI...

This article reports the case of a 44-year-old male with skeletal Class III, Angle Class III malocclusion and unilateral crossbite with concerns about obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), esthetics and functional problems. To correct the skeletal deformities, the maxilla was anteriorly repositioned by employing LeFort I osteotomy following pre-surgical orthodontic treatment, because a mandi...