Quality of Life Evaluation of Maxillomandibular Advancement Surgery for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QOL) for patients who underwent maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment using the Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ). Correlation of the findings with parameters from the polysomnograph (PSG) and physical examination were also performed. No QOL studies have been carried out for MMA in OSA, and the FOSQ is the most appropriate method. Patients and Methods The FOSQ instrument is a survey designed to evaluate QOL in OSA and proven to be effective. All patients followed a standard prospective protocol of pre- and 6 months postoperative data collection. Clinical radiographs, PSG, FOSQ, endoscopy, and computed tomography scans were analyzed. Results Fifteen patients with complete data were included in the study. There was minimal change in the BMI from a preoperation mean of 32.10 to 31.50 at 6 months postoperation. The operation was 86.7% (13 of 15) successful (postoperative apnea and hypopnea index [AHI] decreased by 50% and was