Citation

Yalçin S, Aybar B, Ertekin C, Güloğlu R. Ulus. Travma Derg. 2001; 7(1): 70-73.

Affiliation

Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Surgery, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Turkish Association of Trauma and Emergency Surgery)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11705179

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of a bite guard to avoid continued tongue trauma and edema. DESIGN: Two case reports. INTERVENTIONS: Bite raiser. CONCLUSION: Muscle relaxation and a bite guard were used in a 16 years old male and 22 years old female with traumatic macroglossia, which allowed for rapid resolution of edema and prevented additional trauma to the tongue.

Language: en