Double lingual frenulum: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2020 Background The lingual frenulum is a mucous membrane fold found underneath the tongue. It helps the tongue to perform its function. There are few anomalies that can affect the lingual frenulum, such as ankyloglossia and absence of the lingual frenulum ...
Reham O. Filfilan, Soulafa A. Almazrooa
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A frequent phenotype for paediatric sleep apnoea: short lingual frenulum [PDF]
ERJ Open Research, 2016 A short lingual frenulum has been associated with difficulties in sucking, swallowing and speech. The oral dysfunction induced by a short lingual frenulum can lead to oral-facial dysmorphosis, which decreases the size of upper airway support.
Christian Guilleminault +2 more
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Assessment of Lingual Frenulum Lengths in Skeletal Malocclusion [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: The orofacial musculature plays a pivotal role in maintaining a balance in positioning of the teeth and any imbalance which occurs in this, results in malocclusion.
Swarna Meenakshi, Nithya Jagannathan
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C. dubliniensis in an immunocompetent patient with metal lingual frenulum piercing [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2016 Candida spp. are opportunistic unicellular fungi, known to cause oral, vaginal, lung and occasionally systemic infections. Characteristically, they colonize the oral cavity, the mucosal surfaces of the cheek, palate, and tongue.
Gary Ventolini +2 more
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Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis: A case with accompanying short lingual frenulum
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2016 Congenital nasal pyriform aperture stenosis (CNPAS) is a rare cause of nasal obstruction. We presented a case of CNPAS with accompanying short lingual frenulum.
Ehsan Amini +3 more
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Evaluation of the lingual frenulum in newborns using two protocols and its association with breastfeeding [PDF]
Jornal de Pediatria, 2020 Objective: To characterize the lingual frenulum of full-term newborns using two different protocols and to assess the association of the lingual frenulum with breastfeeding.
Maria da C.M. Araujo +10 more
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Brazilian Academy of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Task Force – lingual frenulum disorders in childhood – evidence-based recommendations [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of OtorhinolaryngologyObjective: To provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment of functional impact, and management of altered lingual frenulum in children.
Juliana Alves de Sousa Caixeta +11 more
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An Absent Lingual Frenulum in a Non-syndromic Premature Infant. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 The lingual frenulum (LF) is a fold of tissue that connects the tongue to the oral cavity's floor. Abnormal frenula are associated with speech alterations. The absence of the LF is associated with Ehler's Danlos syndrome (EDS). In this case report, we present a premature infant incidentally found to have an absent lingual frenulum, with recurrent ...
Alyamani AA +3 more
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Lingual frenulum length: A prospecting link to craniofacial morphology in adults. [PDF]
J Orthod Sci, 2023 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of the length of the lingual frenulum with the craniofacial morphology in adults. METHOD AND MATERIALS: The study comprised a total of 144 subjects, aged 18 to 28 years, divided into 3 groups (48 in each group), based
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Tongue position for lingual frenulum assessment [PDF]
Revista CEFAC, 2020 Purpose: to compare the movements of elevation and protrusion of the tongue in order to determine which position provides better lingual frenulum assessment.
Roberta Lopes de Castro Martinelli +2 more
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