Disorders of the tongue and mandible of the pediatric patient can have a significant impact
on the airway, feeding, speech, and dentition. The mutual growth patterns between the …

All physicians and dentists who evaluate the upper airway and dentofacial skeleton in the
growing child should be aware of the wealth of pediatric dental and, especially, orthodontic …

of human Page 1 B )dontol - Vol 35 n 1-2, 1992 Developmental malformations of human tongue
and associated syndromes (review) E.-N. EMMANOUIL-NIKOLOUSSI, C …

Introduction: Management of growing patients with severe developmental jaw abnormalities
can be very difficult. Early surgical intervention may be warranted in situations where …

Children have differences in their physiology, anatomy and they are continuing to grow and
develop. The management of pathology, trauma, deformity and upper airway obstruction in …

Jaw disharmonies that are recognized after birth and that present in association with the pre-
pubertal growth spurt are called developmental dentofacial deformities. These deformities …

Volumes of literature have been written on facial growth and development, and entire
academic careers have been spent researching various concepts and theories. Searching …

Congenital malformations of the oral cavity may involve the lips, jaws, hard palate, floor of
mouth, and anterior two thirds of the tongue. These malformations may be the product of …

Malformations of the tongue, are structural defects, present at birth and happening during
embryogenesis. Developmental anomalies or defects may be major or minor, single or …

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of the medical notes of those children
identified to have undergone a tongue reduction procedure in the regional pediatric hospital …