Institute Of Craniofacial Deformity, College Of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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Lymphangioma of the tongue causes massive tongue enlargement, leading to difficulties in swallowing and mastication, speech disturbances, airway obstruction, and skeletal deformities such as open-bite malocclusion. Early reduction of tongue volume improved the excessive open bite in a young girl, but it was not sufficient to redirect the original hyperdivergent growth pattern. Orthodontic camouflage treatment was therefore rendered. Long-term evaluation after tongue-reduction surgery and orthodontic treatment is presented.
Source: AmericanJournal of Orthodontics and Dento facial Orthopedics
J.Chung C, Hwang S, Choi Y, Kim K. Treatment of skeletal open-bite malocclusion with lymphangioma of the tongue. 3 2012; 1 (1 and 1) URL: http://idai.ir/article-1-508-en.html