ANN R AUSTRALAS COLL DENT SURG 15/- (2000) 163

Paediatric sleep apnoea and treatment with distraction osteogenesis.

Smith K.S.

Center for Cleft and Facial Deformities, University of Oklahoma, USA.

Abstract
Paediatric obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) associated with craniofacial anomalies frequently is refractory to traditional treatment modalities. Skeletal expansion using distraction osteogenesis to correct facial deformities has proven to be an excellent treatment modality for the resolution of OSA. This paper discusses the use of distraction osteogenesis from infancy through adolescence and will show objective improvement in not only facial norms but also in OSA indices.