Müssig D
Poliklinik für Kieferorthopädie, Erlangen.
Fortschr Kieferorthop. 1992 Dec;53(6):338-43. doi: 10.1007/BF02311850.
The possibility of using ultrasonography to analyse tongue function in the orthodontic setting was investigated in a pilot study involving ten dental students and ten adult, former patients with cleft, lip, jaw and palate. The ultrasonograms were videotaped and the contour of the tongue at rest and during swallowing was analysed in an extremely slow-motion playback mode. Ultrasonography was capable of clearly showing differences in tongue function between both groups. Ultrasonography may therefore be considered a useful technique for visualisation of individual tongue movements. In orthodontics, ultrasonography could be extremely helpful for the long-term documentation of myofunctional treatment, craniofacial anomalies, or in epidemiological research. Standard conditions for investigation and analysis of results still have to be elaborated.
在一项初步研究中，对10名牙科学生和10名成年唇腭裂患者（曾接受过治疗）进行了调查，以探讨在正畸环境中使用超声检查分析舌功能的可能性。对超声图像进行录像，并在极慢动作回放模式下分析静息状态和吞咽过程中舌的轮廓。超声检查能够清晰地显示两组之间舌功能的差异。因此，超声检查可被视为一种用于可视化个体舌运动的有用技术。在正畸学中，超声检查对于肌功能治疗、颅面畸形的长期记录或流行病学研究可能极其有用。仍需制定调查和结果分析的标准条件。
