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Surgical techniques for the treatment of ankyloglossia in children: a case series

Journal of Applied Oral Science, 2014
This paper reports a series of clinical cases of ankyloglossia in children, which were approached by different techniques: frenotomy and frenectomy with the use of one hemostat, two hemostats, a groove director or laser.
Marina Azevedo JUNQUEIRA, Nayara Nery Oliveira CUNHA, Lidiane Lucas COSTA e SILVA, Leandro Borges ARAÚJO, Ana Beatriz Silveira MORETTI, Carlos Eduardo Gomes COUTO FILHO, Vivien Thiemy SAKAI   +6 more
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Genotypes and Phenotypes of Patients With TSPEAR‐Related Disorder: Evidence of a Predominant Dental Phenotype

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 4, Page 790-799, April 2026.
ABSTRACT TSPEAR (chr. 21q22.3) encodes a protein involved in tooth development and is predominantly expressed in the enamel knot. Biallelic loss of function variants in TSPEAR cause ectodermal dysplasia, tooth agenesis and sensorineural hearing loss. However, the role of TSPEAR in auditory processes is unclear.
Debora Vergani, Lucia Tiberi, Annarita Giliberti, Elia Dirupo, Laila Zaroili, Francesco Brancati, Michela Brena, Stefano Caraffi, Chiara De Luca, Livia Garavelli, Anna Virginia Gulino, Milena Mariani, Marzia Pollazzon, Angelo Selicorni, Samuela Landini, Ilaria Sani, Rosangela Artuso, Angela Peron   +17 more
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Detection of the Heterozygous Recurrent MAX p.(Arg60Gln) Variant in Two Females Confirms and Expands the Phenotypic Spectrum of Polydactyly–Macrocephaly Syndrome

Clinical Genetics, Volume 109, Issue 4, Page 788-795, April 2026.
We identified a recurrent heterozygous MAX c.179G>A:p.Arg60Gln variant in two unrelated females affected with the emerging phenotypes of MAX‐associated polydactyly‐macrocephaly syndrome. We propose that genitourinary abnormalities, including Mayer–Rokitanski–Kuster–Hauser syndrome in one individual, are an expansion of the known phenotypes associated ...
Iftekhar A. Showpnil, Neta Feinstein‐Goren, Lior Greenbaum, Ortal Barel, Daniel C. Koboldt, Samantha A. Brugmann, Kathryn Nicole Weaver, Anne Slavotinek, Ben Pode‐Shakked, Rolf W. Stottmann   +9 more
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The Impact of International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Support on Breastfeeding in the UK and Ireland—A Scoping Review

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 22, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Breastfeeding is important for infant and maternal physical and mental health. Despite this, the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the world with between 34% and 52% of women breastfeeding partially or exclusively at 6–8 weeks across the nations.
Emily Lunny, Helen Gray, Elen Davies, Amy Brown, Catrin Griffiths   +4 more
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Ankyloglossia: Diagnosis, Challenges, the Role of Frenotomy in Treatment – A Comprehensive Literature Review

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction  Ankyloglossia is a congenital condition where a shortened sublingual frenulum restricts tongue movement, leading to breastfeeding challenges like nipple pain, poor latch, insufficient milk transfer, low infant weight gain and ...
Maja Weimann, Marta Janura, Martyna Byrska, Hanna Barska-Kobylińska, Grzegorz Przywara, Oliwia Biegańska , Emilia Biczak   +6 more
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Superior ankyloglossia syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
We report a rare case of superior ankyloglossia syndrome in a male neonate who had palatoglossal adhesion, cleft palate, patent ductus arteriosus, penile chordee without hypospadias and penoscrotal transposition.
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury, Mohammad Zonaid Chowdhury, Ayesha Sadia, Tanzil Farhad, Md Afruzul Alam   +4 more
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A closer look at ankyloglossia in children—A case series

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences
Ankyloglossia, often known as tongue-tie, is characterized by a small lingual frenum that obstructs normal tongue movement. It is a rare congenital oral abnormality. The most significant clinical symptom of movement restriction is evaluated clinically by
Krishna P. Vellore, Saigeeta Kondamadugu, Santosh K. Challa, Mayuri Ganesh, Kanchan Kumari, Deepanshi Sharma, Treyi Bartarya   +6 more
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Ankyloglossia with cleft lip: A rare case report

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2015
Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly affecting the tongue, which is characterized by thick, short lingual frenulum. This condition causes many difficulties such as limited tongue protrusion, breastfeeding difficulties, speech impairment ...
Kritika Jangid, Aurelian Jovita Alexander, Nadathur Doraiswamy Jayakumar, Sheeja Varghese, Pratibha Ramani   +4 more
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Oropalatal dysplasia: A case report with an innovative sequence of reconstruction

Journal of Cleft Lip Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies, 2014
A rare syndromic cleft palate child with microstomia and ankyloglossia is presented. The child presented at 1-month of age with microstomia, complete cleft of the secondary palate, ankyloglossia with dorsal groove of the tongue.
Karoon Agrawal, Sanjay Kumar, Rakesh Kumar Srivastava, Mukund Gupta   +3 more
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Newborn ankyloglossia and breastfeeding

Zdravniški Vestnik, 2007
Background: Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a relatively common finding in the newborn population and represents a significant proportion of breastfeeding problems. Ankyloglossia may result in difficulty with suckling and can lead to poor weight gain, sore
Zlata Felc, Danijel Žerdoner
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