title: [Role of the tongue in the development of open bites].
abstract: Forces of the tongue become pathologically effective when they are out of balance with the facial musculature. A rare case of lateral open bite (Figure A) that developed as a result of tongue pressure is described. Treatment with a double plate gave a satisfactory result (Figure D).
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Belic
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obrez-Oblak
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000209:etiology*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D014059:Tongue / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Vloga jezika pri nastanku odprtih grizov.