Importance of Functional Airway Surgery in Orthognathic Surgery Performed Patients

Importance of Functional Airway Surgery in Orthognathic Surgery Performed Patients

Le Fort I osteotomy is usually combined with mandibular ramus procedures (sagittal split) in order to correct dentofacial deformities that cause malocclusion. Patients who have dentofacial anomalies involving the maxilla carry a higher risk of difficulty in breathing due to septal deviation and infe...

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Main Authors: Erkan Yüce, Memet Yazar, Işıl Akgün Demir, Ayşin Karasoy Yeşilada, Ahmet Faruk Yücel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-06-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Double jaw surgery
functional airway surgery
Le Fort I
orthognathic surgery
partial concha resection
partial turbinate resection
septoplasty
Online Access:http://turkjplastsurg.org/eng/makale/1052/80/Full-Text

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