Simplified patient decision-aid for tongue-tie surgery for breast-fed infants. [PDF]
Paediatr Child HealthNainar SMH.
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Cerebral Palsy and Ankyloglossia: Improved Sleep, Speech, Swallowing, and Breathing After Tongue-Tie Release: A Case Series. [PDF]
Spec Care DentistAims To assess the impact of tongue‐tie (ankyloglossia) and lip‐tie release on functional outcomes in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy (CP) and explore the role of oral restrictions in hindering therapy progress.
Baxter R, Merkel-Walsh R.
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Tongues Tied by Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy about Tongue Tie: A Narrative Review. [PDF]
Int J Clin Pediatr DentAim and Background The respective review articles aim is to provide an overview as well as describes and enlists different orofacial myofunctional therapy exercises as a modality for tongue tie secondary to surgery.
Shah SS +4 more
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Readhesion of Tongue-Tie Following Neonatal Frenotomy: Incidence and Impact of Postoperative Exercises in a Prospective Observational Study. [PDF]
Children (Basel)Background/Objectives: Frenotomy is the procedure of choice for treating ankyloglossia. The literature reports that readhesion of the frenulum occurs in 2.6–13% of cases. There is no published evidence to support performing tongue exercises to prevent it.
Valle-Del Barrio B +4 more
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A cross-sectional study of breastfed infants referred for tongue tie assessment and frenotomy in one Canadian health region. [PDF]
Pediatr InvestigTongue tie (TT) is a condition that can cause infant feeding difficulties due to restricted tongue movement. When TT presents as a significant barrier to breastfeeding, a frenotomy may be recommended.
Lee TA +4 more
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Step Wise Management of Asyndromic Tooth Agenesis with Ankyloglossia: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Ankyloglossia or tongue tie refers to restricted tongue movements, diagnosed in early childhood and adolescence that may cause changes in bone growth and other orofacial tissues results in altered oral functions of the child.
Vandana R Gadve, Vijaya S Dhote
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Outcomes of tongue-tie release by means of tongue and frenulum assessment tools: a scoping review on non-infants. [PDF]
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital, 2022 SUMMARY Objective To evaluate outcomes of the surgical and rehabilitative procedures devoted to release the tongue-tie in non-infants when implementing the most commonly used quantitative/qualitative structured tools for tongue and frenulum assessment ...
Arena M +8 more
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Ankyloglossia among Children of Regular and Special Schools in Karnataka, India: A Prevalence Study [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014 Background: Tongue-tie (more formally known as ankyloglossia) is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which may restrict the mobility of the tongue tip impairing its ability to fulfil its functions. Ankyloglossia
PAVITHRA. M. BAI, ANNA. C. VAZ
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Tongue-tie and breastfeeding: Identifying problems in the diagnostic and treatment journey [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Tongue-tie is a common condition that often adversely affects breastfeeding. There is research that suggests that frenulotomy can improve breastfeeding but there is also evidence of lack of professional knowledge on tongue-tie.
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Tongue-tie in Newborns – a History of Changing Medical Attitudes
Logopedia, 2023 This historical article discusses changes in opinions about tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) over two millennia. The sudden surge in interest, since 1990, in the impact of tongue-tie on tongue functions during breastfeeding and during speech development has ...
Tomasz Sioda, Virginia Thorley
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