title: [The tongue and ventilation: a recipe for failure?].
abstract: Since publication of the studies by the functionalist school (Ricketts, Linder-Aronson, Gola...), the role of function, and ventilation in particular, appears to be taken more widely into account. The close interconnection of ventilation / growth / lingual function and malocclusion is now evident to all. However, although an ENT diagnosis of a ventilation defect and its etiology is now standard practice, treatment of the condition is not always sufficient to ensure a functional environment conducive to orthodontic stability, even when rehabilitation is prescribed. In some instances, certain highly-invasive surgical treatments can even exacerbate the initial situation.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicollas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000628:therapy*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000628:therapy