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Re: Dental Appliance + Tongue RF

Posted by westernjoe on April 22, 2005 at 18:59:37:

In Reply to: Dental Appliance + Tongue RF posted by billinvan on April 22, 2005 at 17:23:48:

Billinvan
Oh, I forgot to mention, some docs do midline glossectomy for macroglossia. Of course it's got it's own set of problems because unlike MMA, the tongue gets cut and can result in swelling and a failed airway. Of course, they watch for that.

wj

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