Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition in which the airway is blocked during sleep. It may cause multiple occurrences of shallow breathing (hypopnea) or a temporary pause in breathing (apnea) ...

The sagittal split osteotomy is a well‐established surgical technique for mandibular advancement, a procedure used to correct Class II malocclusions and improve facial profile. This method involves ...

"The nationwide study identified significant economic, racial, and gender differences between patients undergoing pharyngeal [throat] and jaw procedures for management of sleep apnea," according to ...

After having jaw surgery, a 30-year-old woman developed a very rare neural eating disorder that led her to lose consciousness and experience amnesia while consuming food, according to a case report ...

Mike Napoli takes a lot of bumps and bruises, and he’s having surgery in November. But that surgery has nothing to do with the bumps and bruises: it’s to address his chronic sleep apnea. The surgery, ...

January 12, 2017 - Jaw advancement surgery is one of the most effective surgical treatments for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)--but it's less likely to be performed in men, racial/ethnic minorities, ...