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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 +2 more
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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
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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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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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Defining the anatomy of the neonatal lingual frenulum [PDF]
Clinical Anatomy, 2019 The lingual frenulum is recognized as having the potential to limit tongue mobility, which may lead to difficulties with breastfeeding in some infants. There is extensive variation between individuals in the appearance of the lingual frenulum but an ambiguous relationship between frenulum appearance and functional limitation.
Nikki Mills +2 more
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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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Relationship between short lingual frenulum and malocclusion. A multicentre study [PDF]
Acta Otorrinolaringológica Española, 2022 Ankyloglossia is characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which impairs tongue movement. Ankyloglossia has been related to craniofacial growth disturbances and dental malocclusion. But even though there is a clear biological plausibility for this hypothesis, available evidence is scarce.A case-control design was followed. Patients between
Christian Calvo‑Henríquez +2 more
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The International Journal of Orofacial Myology: Official Publication of the International Association of Orofacial Myology, 2012 An efficient lingual frenulum protocol with scores is presented. From a specific lingual frenulum evaluation used until 2004, a new protocol was designed. Ten speech language pathologists experienced in orofacial myology used the new protocol with different groups of subjects. 1235 subjects were evaluated during 3 years.
Irène Marchesan
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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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What is a tongue tie? Defining the anatomy of the in‐situ lingual frenulum [PDF]
Clinical Anatomy, 2019 Surgical release of the lingual frenulum (frenotomy) has become an increasingly common procedure, performed from birth through to adulthood. Surprisingly, detailed anatomy of the in‐situ lingual frenulum has never been described, and no anatomical basis has been proposed for the individual variability in frenulum morphology.
Nikki Mills +2 more
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