3D evaluation of the morphological and volumetric changes of the tongue and oral cavity before and after orthognathic surgery for mandibular prognathism: a preliminary study

• Main Authors: Airy Teramoto (Author), Shoichi Suzuki (Author), Norihisa Higashihori (Author), Naoto Ohbayashi (Author), Toru Kurabayashi (Author), Keiji Moriyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background The volumetric ratio of the tongue to the oral cavity has been recognized to be one of the important factors for the maintenance of stable occlusion. Oral cavity capacity is changed after orthognathic surgery in patients with mandibular prognathism; however, the volumetric change...