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Root of tongue

Known as: Radix linguae, tongue root, Posterior Tongue 
The posterior one third of the tongue behind the terminal sulcus that forms the anterior aspect of the oro-pharynx responsible for swallowing and… 
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Benign Posterior Tongue NeoplasmMalignant Posterior Tongue NeoplasmPharyngeal portion of dorsum of tonguePosterior Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

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2006
2006
One-phase management of severe obstructive sleep apnea: Tongue base reduction with hyoepiglottoplasty plus uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Disease control, survival, and functional outcome after multimodal treatment for advanced‐stage tongue base cancer
Surgical resection and postoperative radiation for advanced‐stage malignancies of the oral cavity, oropharynx, and hypopharynx… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Acoustic analysis of snoring and the site of airway obstruction in sleep related respiratory disorders.
Seventy-five adult patients with sleep related respiratory disorders were examined by polysomnography with simultaneous… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Radioisotope scanning of the thyroid gland prior to thyroglossal duct cyst excision.
Thyroglossal duct remnants are the most common midline neck masses in childhood, representing more than 75% of such masses… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Sleep nasendoscopy: what benefit to the management of snorers?
Abstract It has been proposed that sleep nasendoscopy (SN) will improve the success rate of the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Role of visual feedback treatment for defective /s/ sounds in patients with cleft palate.
The role of visual feedback in the treatment of defective /s/ sounds in patients with cleft palate is described. Six patients… 
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Manofluorography of deglutition after supraglottic laryngectomy.
Manofluorography (mano: manometry, fluoro: videofluoroscopy, graphy: picture) provides a simultaneous display of manometry and… 
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1983
Highly Cited
1983
Work in progress: NMR anatomy of the larynx and tongue base.
The normal anatomy of the larynx and base of the tongue as seen on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) images was studied. Scans of… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Morphological observations on the papillae of the opossum tongue.
The dorsum of the opossum tongue shows filiform, fungiform, conical and three vallate papillae. An additional type, the compound… 
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1980
Highly Cited
1980
Skin grafts in oral cavity reconstruction.
Resurfacing of surgically created oral cavity defects with skin grafts is easily accomplished and is attended by predictable… 
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