Journal Reviews

Long-term quality outcomes of bimaxillary surgery of obstructive sleep apnoea

1 September 2019 | | Head and Neck | apnoea–hypopnoea index, long-term, maxillomandibular advancement osteotomy, obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome, quality of life

This is a review of 12 patients at two years postoperatively and again at at least 17 years. Successful outcome of a decrease in apnoea-hypopnoea index (AHI) of greater than 50% was thought to be success. Eight of the initial...

Maxillomandibular advancement for sleep apnoea

1 March 2019 | | Maxillofacial Surgery | Epworth Sleepiness Scale, apnoea–hypopnoea index, lowest oxygen saturation, maxillomandibular advancement, obstructive sleep apnoea, obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea, respiratory disturbance index

This is a meta-analysis compiled from India. Of the initial 103 publications, 20 were analysed. Surgical cure was defined as postsurgical AHI of fewer than five events per hour. Of the 251 patients assessed for AHI, 12 were considered normal,...

Obstructive sleep apnoea: Does maxillomandibular advancement work?

1 March 2018 | | OSA, complication, maxillomandibular advancement, obstructive sleep apnoea

This is a paper from the Netherlands reviewing 62 patients who underwent maxillomandibular advancement for moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea. The authors observed a 71% success rate with mean apnoea hypopnea index (AHI) reduction of 69%. There was no...