The disappearance of heavy snoring by removal of the mandibular torus on unsuccessful case with uvulopalatopharyngeoplasty; A case report
2008
We desribe a patient with
pathologicalsnoring caused by bilateral mandibular torus.A 35-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for treatment of mandibular
torus. She had had
pathologicalsnoring and
daytimesleepiness since she was in junior high school.
Pathologicalsnoring persisted even after
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, performed when she was 34 years old. The patient had also received orthodontic treatment to correct tooth alignment and was introduced to our hospital for removal of the bilateral mandibular
torus. Immediately after surgery,
pathologicalsnoring and
daytimesleepiness improved. As of 9 years after the surgery, there has been no recurrence of
pathologicalsnoring.
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