[Macroglossia. Considerations on a case load of 16 patients]

The Authors have examined sixteen cases of macroglossia and after hinting at the various causes they dwell upon clinic and therapeutic problems presented by patients. From the analysis of individual cases it results that muscular idiopathic hypertrophy is the most recurrent cause of macroglossia. It is furthermore emphasized the relation between macroglossia and occlusal disharmony. The kinds of therapy used and compared are two: surgical and orthodontic.