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Mandibular distraction in glossoptosis-micrognathic association: preliminary report
1Departamento de Cirugía Plástica y Reconstructiva, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría J.P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|May 20, 1998
Abstract:
Surgical treatment for glossoptosis-micrognathic association is indicated in the most severe cases. Usually, complications occur. We used mandibular distraction to pull the tongue away from the posterior pharyngeal wall. This procedure, used in 3 patients, was effective.