Current status of surgery-first approach (part III): the use of 3D technology and the implication in obstructive sleep apnea

Junho Jung; Seung-Hwan Moon; Yong-Dae Kwon

doi:10.1186/s40902-020-0245-x

Current status of surgery-first approach (part III): the use of 3D technology and the implication in obstructive sleep apnea

Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Jan 31;42(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40902-020-0245-x. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Junho Jung^{1

2}, Seung-Hwan Moon^{1

2}, Yong-Dae Kwon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447 South Korea.
² 2Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

Considering psychosocial needs of patients, it is not surprising that surgery-first approach (SFA) is becoming more popular than ever. Although the concept of SFA was introduced a few decades ago, the limitation of analysis method based on two-dimensional images makes surgeons reluctant to choose SFA. Recently, the advancement of three-dimensional technology allows us to perform SFA even without minimal pre-surgical orthodontic treatment, and the prediction of surgical outcome became more accurate, especially in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients to whom the advantages of SFA should be more significant. Here, we describe the current trend of SFA and its implication in OSA patients.

Publication types

Review