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