Kneafsey Louise, Hughes Ceri
Department of Orthodontics, Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
Dent Update. 2002 Nov;29(9):462-3. doi: 10.12968/denu.2002.29.9.462.
This paper describes the examination, diagnosis and treatment of a rapidly enlarging tongue mass presenting in a healthy 12-year-old girl. This mass caused distress to both the patient and her parents and diagnostic uncertainty for her general medical and dental practitioners. The lesion was in fact caused by an orthodontic quadhelix appliance and responded to simple treatment.
本文描述了一名健康的12岁女孩出现的迅速增大的舌部肿物的检查、诊断及治疗过程。该肿物给患者及其父母都带来了困扰，也给她的全科医生和牙科医生带来了诊断上的不确定性。事实上，该病变是由正畸四螺旋矫治器引起的，并且通过简单治疗就有了反应。
