1. Hypoglossia
Table 3
1st Period Anatomy
Ingrid Natali
Vannessa Mendez
Margarita Chen

2. What is Hypoglossia
•Short, incompletely developed tongue
•Can occur either as an isolated malformation or an association with
other deformities
•Hypodactylia
•Peromelia
•Micrognathia

3. WHO?
WHEN?

4. Symptoms
• Underdeveloped tongue
• Feeding problems
• Breathing problems in some cases
• Speech problems
• Swallowing problems
• Missing teeth
• Tooth enamel defects

5. WHERE?????
• Cranial Nerves