There is no publication concerning tongue-tie (TT) in adults, surprisingly. It is generally known that TT is mainly diagnosed in newborns and infants. It seems unlikely that TT does not cause functional disorders in adults, especially considering tha...
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...
Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a condition of the oral cavity in which an abnormally short lingual frenulum affects the tongue’s mobility. Literature on the correlation between ankyloglossia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is scarce. The main...
Background/Objectives: Neonatal pain must be treated due to its potential short- and long-term adverse effects. A frenotomy is a painful procedure where common strategies to relieve pain (oral sucrose solutions and sucking) cannot be used because the...
Ankyloglossia is a condition of limited tongue mobility caused by a short lingual frenulum. The diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia are still controversial. The main clinical problems encountered during breastfeeding are difficulty in sucking an...
Background: Ankyloglossia is a congenital, abnormally short, thickened, or tight lingual frenulum that restricts tongue mobility, which may impair the development of the lower face morphology, namely the occlusion and skeleton. Objective: The aim of...
This is a literature review of ankyloglossia and its correlation with lactation problems. Ankyloglossia, commonly referred to as tongue-tie, brings about functional difficulties and, in some cases, may lead to early weaning. It is crucial to use brea...
Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is the most common disorder of tongue morphology characterized by aberrant attachment of the lingual frenum. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive literature review and evaluate the effectiveness of...
1 December 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to systematically explore improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms 1 week and 1 month following the frenotomy procedure, compared to before the procedure for infants under 12 months of age using met...
Background and Objectives: Ankyloglossia is a functional term describing limitations of motor activity of the tongue due to the embryological malformation of the lingual frenulum. The lingual frenulum has a complex, three-dimensional structure, it is...
The lingual frenulum is a submucosal component significantly involved in the mobility of the tongue. In the case of short lingual frenulum, different surgical approaches have been proposed. Atmospheric plasma is a thermal technique of vaporization or...
1 November 2016
Introduction: The literature refers to ankyloglossia as anterior, when the lingual frenulum is visible, and posterior, when the frenulum is not visible. Posterior ankyloglossia is sometimes referred to as a submucosal tongue-tie. The anatomical varia...
Background: The maxillary labial frenum (MLF) is a soft tissue fold connecting the upper lip to the alveolar process. Abnormal attachment can cause periodontal, functional, and esthetic problems. Differential diagnosis is important and can prevent un...
10 October 2024
Objectives: The aims of this study were to (1) evaluate if there were any significant differences in gastrointestinal (GI) and/or feeding symptoms for infants with tethered oral tissues (TOTs) pre-frenotomy compared to infants with untreated TOTs and...
Tongue mobility is an obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) marker and myofunctional therapy (MFT) target. For this reason, all paediatric patients with sleep-disordered breathing should require a combined functional assessment from an ear, nose, and throat...
29 September 2015
Background: Persistent nipple pain is one of the most common reasons given by mothers for ceasing exclusive breastfeeding. We aimed to determine the frequency of nipple pain as a reason for consultation, the most common attributed aetiologies, and th...
1 November 2016
Introduction: In Brazil, the law 13.002/2014 states that all newborns in the country must undergo lingual frenulum assessment before hospital discharge. Objective: To validate the Lingual Frenulum Protocol for Infants. Material and Methods: The study...