OBJECTIVE. There is evidence that infants with ankyloglossia can experience breastfeeding difficulties including poor attachment to the breast, suboptimal weight gain, and maternal nipple pain, which may lead to early weaning of the infant. No studies have investigated the cause of these breastfeeding difficulties. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of frenulotomy in...

BACKGROUND Partial ankyloglossia is a limitation which restricts the possibility of protrusion and elevation of the tip of the tongue due to the shortness of either the lingual frenulum or the genioglossus muscles or both. The principal objective of this paper is to present our protocol of action for the treatment of ankyloglossia. The specific objectives are to study patients with ankyloglossi...

Objective. Maxillary anterior spacing is a common aesthetic complaint of patients. Midline diastema has a multifactorial etiology such as labial frenulum, microdontia, mesiodens, peg-shaped lateral incisors, agenesis, cysts, habits such as finger sucking, tongue thrusting, or lip sucking, dental malformations, genetics, proclinations, dental-skeletal discrepancies, and imperfect coalescence of ...

Aim: Ankyloglossia is a congenital oral anomaly characterized by short frenulum of the tongue, which can cause nutritional, speech, and developmental problems. The limited movement tongue may lead to development various anomalies dentition. Thus, purpose this work compare existing methods for surgical treatment ankyloglossia that involve either laser technologies or scalpels. Methods: We analyz...

BACKGROUND Pediatric primary care is the cornerstone of health care services for children. Performance of common office procedures is an integral part of primary care. Ideally, the community-based primary care pediatrician provides comprehensive health care services and only refers a small minority of patients for consultation. However, knowledge regarding Israeli pediatricians' practices of of...

Background: High frenum attachment has a detrimental effect on periodontal tissue and esthetics. adhesion to the frenulum can lead gingivitis central diastema, which are indications for frenectomy. A better oral aesthetic appearance improves overall personality self-confidence when smiling. Short clinical crown is often patient complaint, one of causes being altered passive eruption.
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