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Ankyloglossia and its management

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2011
Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is the result of a short, tight, lingual frenulum causing difficulty in speech articulation due to limitation in tongue movement. In this article, we have reported a 24-year-old male with tongue-tie who complained of difficulty in speech following which he underwent frenectomy procedure under local anesthesia without any ...
Tanay V Chaubal, Mala Baburaj Dixit
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Interventional Surgery and Myofunctional Therapy of a Case of Ankyloglossia in an Adolescent with Speech Impairment: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]

Dental Journal of Advance Studies
Background: Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is characterized by shorter than normal lingual frenulum, which is a band of tissue connecting tongue to the floor of the mouth. This condition limits tongue movement and affects approximately 4.2–10.7% of infants,
Sheetal Lal, Sanjeev Jain, Divya Saxena, Arvind Kushal   +3 more
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Efficacy of Various Laser Wavelengths in the Surgical Treatment of Ankyloglossia: A Systematic Review

Life, 2022
Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is the most common disorder of tongue morphology characterized by aberrant attachment of the lingual frenum.
Iwona Murias, Kinga Grzech-Leśniak, Anna Murias, Katarzyna Walicka-Cupryś, Marzena Dominiak, Janina Golob Deeb, Jacek Matys   +6 more
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Clinic‐Based Transnasal Marsupialization for the Treatment of Congenital Dacryocystocele

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate the feasibility and outcomes of endoscopic intranasal marsupialization as treatment for congenital dacryocystocele, performed under topical anesthesia in a clinical setting. Study Design A retrospective review was conducted at a tertiary pediatric care hospital spanning from 2014 to 2024.
Camille Caron, Charlotte Lussier, Annie Lapointe, Rosanne Superstein, Erika Mercier   +4 more
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Compensatory strategies for the alveolar flap [ɾ] production in the presence of ankyloglossia

Revista CEFAC
Purpose: to analyze the compensatory strategies used by subjects with ankyloglossia for the production of the consonantal alveolar flap sound /ɾ/. Methods: a cross-sectional analytic observational comparative study was conducted with 88 subjects, 44 ...
Roberta Lopes de Castro Martinelli, Irene Queiroz Marchesan, Giédre Berretin-Felix   +2 more
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Dysphagia in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Scoping Review

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are four phases of swallowing: oral preparatory, oral transit, oropharyngeal, and esophageal. Disruption of any phase(s) can lead to dysphagia. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) children have a high rate of dysphagia compared with neurotypical peers.
Chase Hintelmann, Sharwani Kota, Pamela Hargwood, Lilun Li   +3 more
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Increased Genetic Instability in Exfoliated Oral Cells in Patients With Epidermolysis Bullosa

Oral Diseases, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the nuclear abnormalities of cytotoxicity—karyorrhexis (KR), karyolysis (KL), and pyknosis (PN)—and genotoxicity—micronucleus (MN) in exfoliated cells from different sites of the oral mucosa in patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and a control group.
Ana Carolina Sias Franco Franzosi, Rebeca Ferreira Badaró, Lucas Fernandes Leal, Rosalie Matuk Fuentes Torrelio, Willian Grassi Bautz, Leticia Nogueira da Gama‐de‐Souza   +5 more
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Ankyloglossia in breastfeeding infants. An update

Archivos Argentinos de Pediatria, 2021
Short frenulum, or ankyloglossia, may lead to breastfeeding problems, with an impact on infant development, nipple damage, and early abandonment of breastfeeding. There are currently no homogeneous diagnostic criteria, thus leading to both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis and associated clinical consequences.
Marta, Costa-Romero, Blanca, Espínola-Docio, José M, Paricio-Talayero, N Marta, Díaz-Gómez   +3 more
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Multisystem Mucosal Morbidity in Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Inversa

Pediatric Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa inversa (RDEB‐I) is a rare subtype of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB) characterized by intertriginous cutaneous involvement and frequent mucosal disease. Although mucosal involvement is recognized in RDEB‐I, its cumulative clinical burden remains poorly defined.
Valerie R. Stichert, Nichole Halliburton, Sarah Crawford, Jennifer Phillips, Kalyani S. Marathe, Beth A. Moeves   +5 more
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THE EFFECT OF ANKYLOGLOSSIA AND ITS SURGICAL TREATMENT ON SPEECH IN CHILDREN: A REVIEW ARTICLE

Slovenska pediatrija
Ankyloglossia and Speech Sound Disorders (SSD) are commonly found in the pediatric population and often co-occur. It is a widely held belief that ankyloglossia affects speech and causes SSDs.
Sabrina Cirman
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