Skurk D
Stomatol DDR. 1978 Jun;28(6):409-14.
The size, position and function of the tongue affect the surrounding jaw regions. In class III malocclusions where the tongue is involved, the treatment must be directed toward the correction of the function and the change in the oral volume proportions. These requirements are largely met by the functional prognathism appliance. Growth changes, increases in length of the upper dental arch, decreases in length of the lower dental arch and displacements of the mandible in a posterior direction were observed in the patients treated up to now.
舌头的大小、位置和功能会影响周围的颌骨区域。在涉及舌头的III类错牙合畸形中，治疗必须针对功能的矫正以及口腔容积比例的改变。功能性前突矫治器在很大程度上满足了这些要求。在目前接受治疗的患者中观察到了生长变化、上牙弓长度增加、下牙弓长度减小以及下颌向后移位。
