How does mandibular advancement with or without maxillary procedures affect pharyngeal airways? An overview of systematic reviews

Su Keng Tan, Wai Keung Leung, Alexander Tin Hong Tang and Roger A Zwahlen

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-19

Abstract: Background: Mandibular advancement surgery may positively affect pharyngeal airways and therefore potentially beneficial to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Objective: To collect evidence from published systematic reviews that have evaluated pharyngeal airway changes related to mandibular advancement with or without maxillary procedures. Methodology: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched without limiting language or timeline. Eligible systematic reviews evaluating changes in pharyngeal airway dimensions and respiratory parameters after mandibular advancement with or without maxillary surgery were identified and included. Results: This overview has included eleven systematic reviews. Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) increases linear, cross-sectional plane and volumetric measurements of pharyngeal airways significantly (p

Date: 2017
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