Becker R, Hübner A, Pommerenke F, Schumacher G H
Zentralinstitut für Diabetes und Stoffwechselkrankheiten Gerhardt Katsch in Karlsburg, DDR.
Anat Anz. 1988;167(2):81-6.
The role played by the tongue in orofacial growth is also indicated by the reduced width of the lower jaw. In miniature pigs MINI-LEWE that were partially glossectomized at an age of 12 weeks lateral growth of the whole lower jaw was reduced after eight months. In animals that had been glossectomized at an age of six weeks lateral growth of the lower jaw was reduced in the region of the 1st deciduous molars and the canines right months after glossectomy.
下颌骨宽度减小也表明了舌头在口面部生长中所起的作用。在12周龄时接受部分舌切除的小型猪MINI-LEWE中，8个月后整个下颌骨的侧向生长减少。在6周龄时接受舌切除的动物中，舌切除后数月，下颌骨在第一乳磨牙和犬齿区域的侧向生长减少。
