title: Case report: three typical cases of glossectomy.
abstract: Glossectomy, or tongue reduction, is not commonly performed in Japan even though the proportion of patients with Class III skeletal pattern is higher among Japanese people than among Caucasians. The case reports on the ensuing pages follow three patients--one adult with bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion, another adult with Class III malocclusion, and a 10-year-old with Class III malocclusion and posterior crossbite--through treatment which included tongue reduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Matsumoto Dental College, Nagano, Japan.
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Deguchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005115:Extraoral Traction Appliances; D005260:Female; D005927:Glossectomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D009967:Orthodontic Appliances; D012690:Serial Extraction; D014061:Tongue Habits; D014087:Tooth Movement Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation