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Lymphangioma of the tongue: medical and surgical therapy
Journal of Oral Surgery (American Dental Association : 1965)
|October 1, 1977
Abstract:
Therapy for lingual lymphangioma consists of the following: --medical therapy for acute swelling in the form of steroids, enzymes, and antibiotics; --surgery by horizontal, partial wedge resection of diffuse lesions, and total excision of small circumscribed lesions; --adjunctive therapy, which includes reduction of sharp incisal edges, early orthondontic therapy for open bite, and orthognathic surgery, if indicated.
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