POSTOPERATIVE NASAL AIRWAY RESISTANCE IS CORRELATED WITH CHANGES IN ANTERIOR NASAL CAVITY VOLUME FOLLOWING POSTERIOR AND SUPERIOR MOVEMENT CAUSED BY LE FORT I OSTEOTOMY

Postoperative nasal airway resistance is correlated with changes in anterior nasal cavity volume following posterior and superior movement caused by Le Fort I osteotomy

Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the relationship between changes in the anterior nasal cavity volume and nasal airway resistance following posterosuperior movement of the maxilla.Materials and methods: We studied 16 patients (13 female, 3 male) who underwent Le Fort I osteotomy combined with horseshoe osteotomy at Kyushu Dental University Hosp

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