Tongue rehabilitation through the froggy mouth device: case series.

Based on the knowledge supporting the position of the tongue in relation to the palate to be the guiding factor of oro-dental growth and the key factor in long-term orthodontic stability after treatment, 6 different case reports show how the Froggy Mouth device changes treatment strategy in rehabilitation of dysfunctional swallowing by relying on the subcortical process, following the principles established by pioneering studies on memorization mechanisms conducted by Eric Kandel (year 2000 Nobel Prize winner in medical field for his research on memorization process).

[The possible influence of bad habits on tooth morphogenesis. Clinical case]. / Possibile influenza di un'abitudine viziata sulla morfogenesi dentaria. Caso clinico.

Thumb sucking, if continued beyond the age of two, is commonly acknowledged to compromise correct craniofacial development, with consequent dental malposition. The observation of a deciduous central incisor morphology, lost traumatically by a thumb-sucking three years old boy with an apparent open-bite, makes us think this bad habit can influence teeth morphogenesis too.

[Germectomy of upper wisdom teeth. Clinical case]. / Germectomia dell'ottavo superiore. Caso clinico.

About complications during a third upper molar germectomy has been pointed out the possible slipping of the tooth below the masseter floor.