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Effect on protusive tongue force of detachment of the genioglossus muscle.

The genioglossus muscle was detached from the mandibular mental spines in seven patients with anterior open bites and obvious tongue-thrust habits. Maximum protrusive tongue forces were measured on a zero-to-ten scale before and after surgery. The average presurgical recording of 4.83 was reduced to 2.67 postoperatively; however, the six-month average measurement was 3.22, a figure approaching the original average. Comparisons were also made between cephalometric records and plaster models taken before and six months after the operation. The surgical procedure significantly reduced tongue forces; the usefulness of the operation in conjunction with orthodontic treatment should be explored.