ABSTRACT Purpose Verify the position of lips and tongue at rest in newborns with without ankyloglossia. Methods Cross-sectional study, carried out 130 University Hospital. Data collection was performed by researcher speech-language pathologists from Information on gestational age, sex, weight, height days life collected. The evaluated through visual inspection asleep. After were awakened, Neona...

A 4-year-old Japanese boy presented with cystic lesions on the ventral midline of the penis from birth. Examination of his genitalia revealed multilobulated, freely mobile, cystic papules, 2 ± 4 mm in diameter, on the ventral surface of the penis from the frenulum to the anus. These cysts were translucent and brown ± black in color (Fig. 1). One large cystic lesion was surgically removed for hi...

AIM This study investigates the relationship between posture disorders and swallowing, either of infantile type or affected by the presence of a short lingual frenulum. MATERIALS AND METHODS The stabilometry examinations, taking into account the Romberg index and the LFS value, and when needed a frenectomy, showed positive variations in the recovery of a proper posture. The data were analysed...

BACKGROUND Tongue-tie (more formally known as ankyloglossia) is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which may restrict the mobility of the tongue tip impairing its ability to fulfil its functions. Ankyloglossia is uncommon, but not rare. Incidence figures reported in the literature vary widely, ranging from 0.02% to 4.8%. Incidences of upto 10.7% have bee...

Riga-fede disease is a rare pediatric condition in which chronic lingual ulceration results from repetitive trauma. Ventral surface of tongue is often the most common site affected. The natal and neonatal teeth have often beaning reported to cause ulceration on the ventral surface of the tongue in neonates and infants. In the present case report 20 days Old female infant presented by parents to...

Candida spp. are opportunistic unicellular fungi, known to cause oral, vaginal, lung and occasionally systemic infections. Characteristically, they colonize the oral cavity, the mucosal surfaces of the cheek, palate, and tongue. Usually harmless, oral Candidas may become pathogenic under immunosuppressive conditions, dentures presence, or salivary flow impairment. Accurate species identificatio...

BACKGROUND About 3% of infants are born with a tongue-tie which may lead to breastfeeding problems such as ineffective latch, painful attachment or poor weight gain. The Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (HATLFF) has been developed to give a quantitative assessment of the tongue-tie and recommendation about frenotomy (release of the frenulum). The aim of this study was to...

The Canadian Paediatric Society position statement “Ankyloglossia and Breastfeeding” describes the common congenital anomaly of a tight lingual frenulum, which can restrict tongue mobility and lead to breastfeeding problems. When ankyloglossia (“tongue-tie”) contributes to substantial breastfeeding difficulties, frenotomy should be performed by an experienced clinician.1 A review article on ton...