Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (대한구강악안면외과학회)
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CENTRAL TONGUE REDUCTION FOR MACROGLOSSIA Il-Hyuk Chung, Seung-Il

거대설 치료를 위한 혀 중앙부 절제술 : 증례보고

  • Chung, Il-Hyuk (Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Seoul City Boramae Hospital) ;
  • Song, Seung-Il (Departmenet of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Pundang Jaesaeng Hospital, Dejin Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Seok (Department of Dentistry/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Chungnam National University Hospital)
  • 정일혁 (서울시립 보라매병원 치과/구강악안면외과) ;
  • 송승일 (대진의료재단 분당제생병원 구강악안면외과) ;
  • 김은석 (충남대학교병원 치과/구강악안면외과)
  • Published : 2003.06.30
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Abstract

Macroglossia can cause dentomusculoskeletal deformities, instability of orthodontic and orthognathic surgical treatment, and create masticatory, speech and airway management problems. To determine whether a reduction glossectomy is necessary, it will important to identify the signs and symptoms of macroglossia. Development of dentoskeletal changes directly related with tongue size, such as an anterior open bite or a Angle Class III malocclusion tendency, would indicate that reduction glossectomy may be beneficial. For reduction glossectomy, several techniques have been reported. However, in most techniques the tip of tongue is removed. So its excision causes the loss of most mobile and sensitive portion of the tongue, and creates ankylosed, globular tongue. To avoid such problems, central tongue reduction technique have been proposed. This article will introduce central tongue reduction for anterior openbite case associated with macroglossia.

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