Open AccessMaxillomandibular Volume Influences the Relationship between Weight Loss and Improvement in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Author(s) -
Kate Sutherland,
Craig L. Phillips,
Brendon J. Yee,
Ronald R. Grunstein,
Peter A. Cistulli
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sleep
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.222
H-Index - 207
eISSN - 1550-9109
pISSN - 0161-8105
DOI - 10.5665/sleep.5314
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , craniofacial , obstructive sleep apnea , body mass index , obesity , maxilla , condyle , cephalometry , apnea , sleep apnea , dentistry , orthodontics , psychiatry
Obesity is the major risk factor for OSA; however, weight loss reduces OSA to a variable extent. We aimed to assess whether size of the maxillomandibular skeletal enclosure influences the relationship between weight loss and OSA reduction.
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