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Treatment of skeletal open-bite malocclusion with lymphangioma of the tongue
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Chooryung J.Chung   , Soonshin Hwang , Yoon-Jeong Choi , Kyung-Ho Kim * |
| Institute Of Craniofacial Deformity, College Of Dentistry, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract: (3528 Views) |
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: American Journal of Orthodontics and Dento facial Orthopedics Full text |
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Type of Study: case report |
Subject:
Orthodontics
Received: 2012/05/14 | Published: 2012/01/15
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