Müssig H D, Zschiesche S
Fortschr Kieferorthop. 1989 Oct;50(5):460-4. doi: 10.1007/BF02171180.
In 1963 Beckwith and Wiedemann reported a syndrome, which was characterized by umbilical hernia, macroglossia and somatic gigantism. In the literature, early intervention by tongue reduction is recommended in order to prevent both mandibular prognathism and open bite. In this paper seven cases were presented showing that early functional treatment of the stomatognatic system leads to pleasing results, both functionally and aesthetically. Therefore it is suggested, that functional treatment should replace surgical management of macroglossia in the Beckwith-Wiedemann-syndrome.
1963年，贝克威思和维德曼报道了一种综合征，其特征为脐疝、巨舌症和躯体巨大症。在文献中，建议早期进行缩舌干预，以预防下颌前突和开牙合。本文介绍了7例病例，表明对口颌系统进行早期功能治疗在功能和美学方面都能取得令人满意的效果。因此，建议在贝克威思-维德曼综合征中，功能治疗应取代巨舌症的手术治疗。
