Analysis of micrognathia with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome improved by a combination of Le Fort I with horseshoe osteotomies, mandibular distraction osteogenesis, and genioplasty

Shinya Koshinuma; Takafumi Fujii; Takeshi Okamura; Yasuyuki Asada; Yoshisato Machida; Gaku Yamamoto

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6479

Clinical Case Reports (Dec 2022)

Analysis of micrognathia with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome improved by a combination of Le Fort I with horseshoe osteotomies, mandibular distraction osteogenesis, and genioplasty

Shinya Koshinuma,
Takafumi Fujii,
Takeshi Okamura,
Yasuyuki Asada,
Yoshisato Machida,
Gaku Yamamoto

Affiliations

Shinya Koshinuma: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu Japan
Takafumi Fujii: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Toyosato Hospital Inukami Japan
Takeshi Okamura: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu Japan
Yasuyuki Asada: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Nagahama Japanese Red Cross Hospital Nagahama Japan
Yoshisato Machida: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu Japan
Gaku Yamamoto: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Shiga University of Medical Science Otsu Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6479
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 12
pp. n/a – n/a

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Abstract The relationship between microgenia and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome is well known. 27‐year‐old woman. She underwent a combination of Le Fort I with horseshoe osteotomies and mandibular distraction osteogenesis and genioplasty. She was satisfied with the aesthetics of her face, with an AHI of 7.8/h.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)2050-0904

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