Maxillomandibular advancement
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Maxillomandibular Advancement (MMA) or orthognathic surgery
, also sometimes called Bimaxillary Advancement (Bi-Max), or Maxillomandibular Osteotomy (MMO), is a surgical procedure which moves the jaw top (maxilla) and bottom (mandible) forward.
Used to correct facial deformity, receding chin, and for sleep breathing disorders - See Sleep Apnea
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MMA is often performed along with Genioglossus Advancement
(tongue advancement) to treat sleep breathing disorders such as sleep apnea. It is considered one of the most effective surgical treatments for sleep apnea, due to its high success rate. Nonetheless, the procedure is often used as a last resort after other forms of treatment have failed, because it is painful, requires months of recovery for patients, and often changes their facial appearance slightly.
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Orthognathic surgery
Orthognathic surgery is surgery to correct conditions of the jaw and face related to structure, growth, sleep apnea, TMJ disorders, malocclusion problems owing to skeletal disharmonies, or other orthodontic problems that cannot be easily treated with braces. Originally coined by Dr. Harold...
, also sometimes called Bimaxillary Advancement (Bi-Max), or Maxillomandibular Osteotomy (MMO), is a surgical procedure which moves the jaw top (maxilla) and bottom (mandible) forward.
Used to correct facial deformity, receding chin, and for sleep breathing disorders - See Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by abnormal pauses in breathing or instances of abnormally low breathing, during sleep. Each pause in breathing, called an apnea, can last from a few seconds to minutes, and may occur 5 to 30 times or more an hour. Similarly, each abnormally low...
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MMA is often performed along with Genioglossus Advancement
Genioglossus Advancement
Genioglossus Advancement , is a surgical procedure where the base of the tongue is pulled forward, usually to increase airway size due to deformity or a sleep breathing disorder - See Sleep Apnea....
(tongue advancement) to treat sleep breathing disorders such as sleep apnea. It is considered one of the most effective surgical treatments for sleep apnea, due to its high success rate. Nonetheless, the procedure is often used as a last resort after other forms of treatment have failed, because it is painful, requires months of recovery for patients, and often changes their facial appearance slightly.
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