Influence of a short lingual frenulum and a lack of tonicity of the lingual and suprahoidal muscles in apneic teenager: report of a case

Observations: A short lingual frenulum and a lack of tone of the lingual and supra-hyoidal muscles could influence a OSA in a teenager, refractory to conventional treatment. The therapy is based on surgery and rehabilitation with polysomnographic surveillance. Comments: The aggravating factors were...

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Main Authors: Bertrand Manfredi, Alexandre Berquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery
Subjects:
osa
Online Access:https://www.jomos.org/articles/mbcb/full_html/2019/04/mbcb190051/mbcb190051.html