"Mandibular Advancement" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Moving a retruded mandible forward to a normal position. It is commonly performed for malocclusion and retrognathia. (From Jablonski's Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)
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D019186
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E04.545.500 E06.645.500 E06.658.280
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| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mandibular Advancement" by people in Profiles.
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Difficult-to-treat OSAS: Combined continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices (MADs) therapy. A case report. Cranio. 2020 May; 38(3):196-200.
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Combining MAD and CPAP as an effective strategy for treating patients with severe sleep apnea intolerant to high-pressure PAP and unresponsive to MAD. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0187032.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS): evaluation and treatment of odontostomatological problems. Med Lav. 2017 08 28; 108(4):293-296.
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Maxillomandibular advancement as the initial treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea: Is the mandibular occlusal plane the key? Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Nov; 46(11):1363-1371.
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Mandibular advancement devices vs nasal-continuous positive airway pressure in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. Systematic review and meta-analysis. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal. 2017 Jul 01; 22(4):e417-e424.