Ankyloglossia and Its Management- Need for Standardised Guidelines

NeeD fOR gUIDelINes IN DIseAse MANAgeMeNT AND TReATMeNT

ABSTRACT Clinical practice guidelines are developed to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. Guidelines facilitate clinical decisions, promote efficient use of health care resources, and provide guidance to practitioners. For chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have changed the paradigm of therapy by lowering the disease burden and by providing mor...

" Management Of Ankyloglossia " - Case Reports

Tongue tie or ankyloglossia is a developmental anomaly of the tongue characterized by an abnormally short, thick lingual frenum resulting in limitation of tongue movement. It can be categorized into 2 typesTotal ankyloglossia and Partial ankyloglossia. Ankyloglossia can affect feeding, speech, and oral hygiene as well as have mechanical/social effects. This article reports two cases of ankylogl...

Clinical Guidelines and Management of Ankyloglossia with 1-Year Followup: Report of 3 Cases

The tongue is an important oral structure that affects speech, position of teeth, periodontal tissue, nutrition, swallowing, nursing, and certain social activities. Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short, thick lingual frenulum which affects movement of tongue. Though the effect of ankyloglossia in general appears to be a minor condition, but a m...

Need for a standardised procedure classification system in global surgery

While the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD) has become the standard diagnostic tool for describing diseases and injuries, there is no equivalent classification system for surgical procedures and interventions that is universally accepted. Why is this important? Estimates reveal that roughly one-third of the global disease burden requires surgical and/or anaesthetic care, but ...

The Need for Complementary Health Insurance in Iran and Suggestions for Its Development