Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
 | Online Publication Date: 01 Apr 1987
Tongue-thrust and the Stability of Overjet Correction
Tongue-thrust and the Stability of Overjet Correction
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Page Range: 121 – 135
Long-term study of incidence of tongue-thrust from age 4 to 18 finds the dysfunction disappearing in some individuals and appearing in others. A small study of the effect of tongue-thrust therapy on stability of overjet correction suggests a beneficial effect.Abstract
Keywords: MALOCCLUSION; MOUTH BREATHING; OVERJET; TONGUE; RELAPSE
Copyright: Edward H. Angle Society of Orthodontists
Contributor Notes
Mary V. Andrianopoulos is Clinical Supervisor in the Department of Communication Disorders at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She holds an M.S. degree in Speech/Language Pathology from the University of Utah
Marvin L. Hanson is Chair, Department of Communication Disorders, at the University of Utah. He holds a Ph.D. in Speech Pathology from Wayne State University