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PubMed1995

Oral morphology and tongue habits.

Human beings ingest food, transform the food into the energy needed for existence, and communicate through speech, thus forming society. The oral cavity plays an essential role in these functions. When ingesting food, appropriate biting, mastication and swallowing must be conducted, and when speaking, words must be pronounced accurately. There is no doubt that the cooperative movements of the lips, teeth and tongue form the principal axis for each of these activities. The positions into which the teeth naturally erupt and align themselves are the points of balance between the opposing forces exerted by the tongue and by the lips. For instance, if the forward extension of the tongue is strong and the tension of the lips is weak, the teeth will protrude slightly forward; conversely, if the strength of the lips is strong and that of the tongue is weak, it is believed that the teeth will be inclined toward the direction of the tongue. Also, as the tongue is a mass of muscle, its shape at rest is often a manifestation of its functional characteristics. Likewise, the lips are composed of tissue surrounding muscle, and thus the shape of the lips can often reveal their function. Based on these observations, we conducted a survey of the relationships between the shape and form of the tongue and lips, versus the inclinations of the dental axes of the front teeth of the upper and lower jaw.

Case-Control Studies↗
PubMed1983

A six-year retrospective study of Molloplast-B-lined dentures. Part I: Patient response.

A 6-year retrospective investigation elicited patient response to wearing Molloplast-B-lined dentures with the following results: 1. For nearly all the patients wearing a Molloplast-B-lined denture, their ability to wear it comfortably outweighs its disadvantages. 2. Nearly all the patients (95.4%) would elect to have a new soft-lined denture should their present one need replacement. 3. Nearly all the patients (93%) thought that their soft-lined dentures were more comfortable than their previous conventional acrylic resin ones. 4. Molloplast-B-lined dentures offered comfort to a significant number of patients in this study who had had a history of chronic discomfort with the wearing of conventional acrylic resin dentures. 5. The presence of a retracted tongue habit is likely to decrease the patient's satisfaction with the dentures.

Consumer Behavior↗
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Open bite: a review of etiology and management.

Diagnosis and treatment of open bite malocclusion challenges pediatric dentists who attempt to intercept this malocclusion at an early age. This article updates clinicians on the causes and cures of anterior open bite based on clinical data. Patients with open bite malocclusion can be diagnosed clinically and cephalometrically, however, diagnosis should be viewed in the context of the skeletal and dental structure. Accurate classification of this malocclusion requires experience and training. Simple open bite during the exchange of primary to permanent dentition usually resolves without treatment. Complex open bites that extend farther into the premolar and molar regions, and those that do not resolve by the end of the mixed dentition years may require orthodontic and/or surgical intervention. Vertical malocclusion develops as a result of the interaction of many different etiologic factors including thumb and finger sucking, lip and tongue habits, airway obstruction, and true skeletal growth abnormalities. Treatment for open bite ranges from observation or simple habit control to complex surgical procedures. Successful identification of the etiology improves the chances of treatment success. Vertical growth is the last dimension to be completed, therefore treatment may appear to be successful at one point and fail later. Some treatment may be prolonged, if begun early. Long-term clinical outcomes are needed to determine treatment effectiveness and clinicians should consider the cost-effectiveness of these early initiated and protracted plans.

Behavior Therapy↗