The lingual frenum is a mucosal fold that connects the bottom of the body of the tongue to the floor of the mouth and to the mandibular bone. Ankyloglossia results when the frenum is thick and very tight and/or its place of insertion limits the mobility of the tongue. If the anomaly is relatively severe and generates mechanical limitations and functional challenges, surgical reduction of the fr...

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1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 2Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, The University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, MI, USA 3LoB5 Research Unit, School of Dentistry & Research Center for Biomineralization Disorders, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea 4Department of Medical, Or...

Author details Department of Periodontics and Community Dentistry, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, PO box: 65506, Riyadh 11588, Saudi Arabia. Stem Cell Unit, Anatomy Department, Collage of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Endocrine Research Laboratory (KMEB), Odense University Hospital & University of Southern Denmark,...

Abstract Sever gingival fibromatosis may cause bimaxillary dentoalveolar protrusion. In these patients, multidisciplinary approaches by collaboration within several specialists, orthodontics, periodontics, and oral & maxillofacial surgeons is mandatory to obtain a good result. Orthognathic surgery can be used to correct dentofacial deformity that has positive effects on facial esthetic in some ...

Teeth are responsible for aesthetics and functions such as chewing, speech etc. The thought is that, strong and sound periodontium is required for patients who desire orthodontic treatment. So, are people with poor periodontium denied orthodontic treatment? Or is it vice versa, that is, is orthodontic treatment limited by poor periodontium? This article will give a broad review on the inter rel...

1DentalNet Research Group, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2Discipline of Periodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia 3Department of Periodontology and Oral Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 4School of Medicine, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, 31000 Osije...