Treatment of skeletal open-bite malocclusion with lymphangioma of the tongue.
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012;
141:627-40. [PMID:
22554757 DOI:
10.1016/j.ajodo.2010.07.029]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2010] [Revised: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
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.
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