Study on the correlation between tongue size and openbite / 中华口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the correlation between tongue size and openbite.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The tongue size of the openbite patients and the subjects with normal occlusion was measured by B-type ultrasonic imaging respectively. The tongue size of the openbite patients and the subjects with normal occlusion was compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The tongue size in openbite group was larger than in normal occlusion group. The difference was statistically significant.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Tongue size was related to the openbite.</p>