Case report: three typical cases of glossectomy

Glossectomy, or tongue reduction, is not commonly performed in Japan even though the proportion of patients with Class III skeletal pattern is higher among Japanese people than among Caucasians. The case reports on the ensuing pages follow three patients--one adult with bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion, another adult with Class III malocclusion, and a 10-year-old with Class III malocclusion and posterior crossbite--through treatment which included tongue reduction.