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...

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...

Background. Occlusal rims are used to determine the jaw relationships in the transverse and vertical dimensions and estimate the inter-occlusal distance in edentulous patients. It is important to find ways to determine the height and shape of the occlusal rims correctly. This study was undertaken to determine the exact distance from the oral cavity floor to the incisal edges of mandibular incis...

Self-mutilation of tongue is a type of self-injurious behavior. Ulcers of the lingual frenum in neonates with natal lower incisors are referred to as Riga-Fede disease. In this paper a case of Riga-Fede disease in a ten-month infant male with lower central incisors is reported. The ulcer resolved after the sharp incisal edges were smoothened and topical triameinolone was applied. As this lesion...

The frenum is a mucous membrane fold that attaches the lip and the cheek to the alveolar mucosa, the gingiva, and the underlying periosteum. The frena may jeopardize the gingival health when they are attached too closely to the gingival margin, either due to an interference in the plaque control or due to a muscle pull. In addition to this, the maxillary frenum may present aesthetic problems or...

Purpose: to investigate what effects lingual frenotomy has on breastfeeding. Methods: based the research question - “Is there a relationship between improvement in breastfeeding and frenotomy?” -, bibliographical survey was carried out three databases, using following descriptors: ankyloglossia, frenum, frenotomy. Frenotomy is free term. Original articles with babies up 6 months old who had dif...