title: Use of a modified occlusal bite guard to treat self-induced traumatic macroglossia (two case reports).
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aybar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ertekin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Güloğlu
mesh_terms: 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*