Use of a modified occlusal bite guard to treat self-induced traumatic macroglossia (two case reports).
OBJECTIVE
To describe the use of a bite guard to avoid continued tongue trauma and edema.


METHODS
Two case reports.


METHODS
Bite raiser.


CONCLUSIONS
Muscle relaxation and a bite guard were used in a 16 years old male and 22 years old female with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.
Yalçin
S
S
Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Aybar
B
B
Ertekin
C
C
Güloğlu
R
R
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003128:Coma / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008260:Macroglossia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009064:Mouth Protectors; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*