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Treatment of severe micrognathia in an adult with distraction osteogenesis: A case report.

Katsuhisa SekidoKumiko FujiwaraHidetake TachinamiShuichi ImaueKeishi HanashiroMakoto Noguchi
Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)
DO is often performed in young patients with a high capability of osteogenesis. We performed distraction surgery for a 35-year-old man who had severe micrognathia with serious sleep apnea syndrome. Four years postoperatively, suitable occlusion and improvement of apnea were observed.
Keyphrases
  • sleep apnea
  • positive airway pressure
  • obstructive sleep apnea
  • early onset
  • coronary artery bypass
  • drug induced
  • bone regeneration
  • coronary artery disease
  • combination therapy