Posterior airways and orthognathic surgery: What really matters for successful long-term results?

• Published in: American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics Vol. 161; no. 5; pp. e486 - e497
• Main Authors: Trevisiol, Lorenzo, Bersani, Massimo, Sanna, Giangiacomo, Nocini, Riccardo, D’Agostino, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography - methods; Dentistry; Humans; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - etiology; Malocclusion, Angle Class III - surgery; Maxilla - diagnostic imaging; Maxilla - surgery; Orthognathic Surgery; Orthognathic Surgical Procedures - methods; Pharynx - diagnostic imaging; Pharynx - surgery; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - etiology; Sleep Apnea, Obstructive - surgery

Although it is well known that orthognathic surgery modifies the upper airways, it is still unclear which are the determining factors to achieve adequate and predictable results in all the patients regardless of the initial malocclusion type and satisfying all the traditional orthognathic treatment...