منابع مشابه
Self-inflicted cosmetic tongue split: a case report.
The objective of this case study was to obtain some first-hand information about the functional consequences of a cosmetic tongue split operation for speech and tongue motility. One male patient who had performed the operation on himself was interviewed and underwent a tongue motility assessment, as well as an ultrasound examination. Tongue motility was mildly reduced as a result of tissue scar...
متن کاملEffects of cosmetic tongue bifurcation on English fricative production
Tongue bifurcation (also called 'splitting' or 'forking') is an increasingly popular cosmetic procedure in the body modification community that involves splitting the anterior tongue down the centre line. The implications of this procedure for speech have not been systematically studied; a few case studies have been published and suggest that there may be effects, primarily on fricatives. This ...
متن کاملHas a split tongue one or two tongue tips during articulation?
Towards the end of the 1990s a new trend in the culture of body modification arose: tongue splitting. The result of this body modification is a tongue tip split into two parts. The present paper reports a single-case study of articulation by a subject who underwent tongue bifurcation. We find that movement direction and the tongue’s acceleration/deceleration behavior affected the degree of disp...
متن کاملVapocoolant Anesthesia for Cosmetic Facial Rejuvenation Injections: A Randomized, Prospective, Split-Face Trial
Background: Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures are the most commonly performed aesthetic techniques by plastic surgeons. Patients are interested in a pain-free experience. Surgeons desire patient satisfaction and time-efficient utilization of office staff and resources. Clinical evidence exists for use of vapocoolant technology to reduce pain associated with intravenous cannulation in the p...
متن کاملCombined Therapy for Mandibular Prognathism: Sagittal Split Osteotomy with Excision of Tongue
In the evaluation of the beauty and functional integrity of the lower face, the oral cavity, teeth, mandible, maxilla, and the size and position of the tongue are important. The tongue locates forward and is larger than normal in prognathism, in which the jaw protrudes from the skull. It is not clear whether an enlarged tongue causes the open bite, protrusion or dental arch misalignment, or is ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.284