The role of the maxillofacial surgeon in the treatment of Sleep Apnea

Sleep Apnea is very widespread problem among the population and it is also a condition that requires a multidisciplinary treatment. Why does the maxillofacial surgeon play such an important role in OSAS treatment? ¿What other specialists should intervene in the process? Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a multifactorial and chronical condition, i.e., its correct...

Professor Hernandez-Alfaro and his team have presented an innovative technique that eliminates the unwanted effects of orthognathic surgery. Despite being a technique that significantly improves the quality of life of the patient, orthognathic surgery of the upper jaw can have some unwanted effects on the operated area, such as the widening of the base of...

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In the article On a definition of the appropriate timing for surgical intervention in orthognathic surgery, I present the different scenarios of the contemporary orthognathic surgery patient depending on the moment in which the surgical event takes place. Thus we have: Surgery First, Surgery Early, Surgery Last, Surgery Late, Surgery Only, Surgery Never. The advantages...