Schwenzer N, Voy E D, Niemczyk H M
J Maxillofac Surg. 1977 Feb;5(1):15-20. doi: 10.1016/s0301-0503(77)80070-2.
The results of reduction of tongue size in connection with orthodontic and surgical correction of prognathic anomalies of the jaws are presented. It is shown that reduction of the tongue size combined with orthodontic treatment arrests of tendency to prognathic growth when it is performed early. The results further indicate that the effect of prophylactic reduction of tongue size to check relapse following surgical correction of prognathism or open bite can only be confirmed in cases of genuine macroglossia. Since there was only one relapse in our cases without reduction of tongue size, the indication for preoperative prophylactic reduction of the tongue is limited. Personal results and experience have been compared with the findings published in the current literature.
本文介绍了在正畸和外科手术矫正颌骨前突畸形时减小舌体积的结果。结果表明，早期进行舌体积减小并结合正畸治疗可抑制前突生长趋势。结果还进一步表明，预防性减小舌体积以防止外科手术矫正前突或开牙合后复发的效果，仅在真正巨舌症的病例中得到证实。由于在我们未减小舌体积的病例中仅有一例复发，因此术前预防性减小舌体积的适应证有限。已将个人的结果和经验与当前文献中发表的研究结果进行了比较。
