Open AccessTonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy--a randomized trial regarding dentofacial morphology and post-operative growth in children with tonsillar hypertrophy
Author(s) -
Jenny Kallunki,
Agneta Marcusson,
Elisabeth Ericsson
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of orthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.252
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1460-2210
pISSN - 0141-5387
DOI - 10.1093/ejo/cjt082
Subject(s) - tonsillectomy , medicine , randomized controlled trial , muscle hypertrophy , dentistry , anesthesia , surgery
The primary aim of this study was to analyse two different methods of tonsil surgery, tonsillectomy (TE) and tonsillotomy (TT), regarding post-operative dentofacial growth in children with tonsillar hypertrophy. A secondary aim was to analyse these results in relation to cephalometric standards.
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