Cephalometric changes of the airway in patients with glossectomy. Case report
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Macroglossia, glossectomy, airwaysAbstract
The upper airways (UA) are made up of the nasopharynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx, being structures that can suffer obstructions due to changes in the shape, size and position of the jaw, tongue and hyoid, affecting the growth and development of the airway. facial. Macroglossia is a pathology characterized by transverse and sagittal tissue overgrowth of the tongue, causing dento-skeletal anomalies, functional deficiencies and obstruction of the UA. In this context, the assessment of tongue size should include clinical, radiographic and functional data. Below is a clinical case of a skeletal class II patient with macroglossia treated in the postgraduate course in Dentofacial Orthopedics and Orthodontics at the University of Carabobo; The clinical studies and the cephalometric changes in the UA observed in the lateral cephalic radiograph before and after partial glossectomy are described, using the McNamara and Linder-Aronson analyzes that indicate pharyngeal diameter and the Rakosi analysis that indicates the position of the tongue in the cavity. mouth at the beginning of treatment. Studies carried out after 18 months of treatment show improvement in UA patency and occlusion.
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