| 1. | The genioglossus arises from the mandible and protrudes the tongue.
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| 2. | They had a large genioglossus, the muscle responsible for sticking out the tongue.
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| 3. | Hyo-mandibular advancement along with genioglossus advancement was originally described by in 1984.
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| 4. | Note that genioglossus advancement can be performed either during Phase 1 or Phase 2 surgeries.
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| 5. | Currently, maxillomandibular advancement surgery is often performed simultaneously with Genioglossus Advancement ( tongue advancement ).
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| 6. | Tongue muscles ( genioglossus, geniohyoid and others ) are attached to the lower jaw below the teeth.
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| 7. | The genioglossus advancement pulls the tongue forward in a manner that decreases the amount of tongue blockage during sleep.
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| 8. | The m . genioglossus is used to protract the tongue and the m . hyoglossus is the tongue retractor.
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| 9. | It lies on the lateral side of the Genioglossus, the main large extrinsic tongue muscle, accompanied by the lingual nerve.
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| 10. | It then passes up on the outer side of the genioglossus muscle and continues in a forward direction to the tip of the tongue.
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