Prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged from 3 to 5 years old in sari

Authors

  • beigmohammadi, pegah Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
  • ghorbani, anahita Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Dental Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • hali, haleh Department of pediatric dentistry, Facaulty of dentistry, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • moosazadeh, mahmood PhD., in Epidemiology, Assistant Professor, Gastrointestinal Cancer Research Center, Non-communicable Diseases Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
Abstract:

Background and Aim: Ankyloglossia is a developmental anomaly of the tongue that restricts the movement of the tongue. The incidence of ankyloglossia ranging from 0.02% to 4.4% in different communities. The present study was performed to determine the prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged 3-5 years in Sari. Material and Methods: In this study the prevalence of ankyloglossia in 975 children aged 3 to 5 years was investigated. A simple examination was done and the diagnosis of ankyloglossia was based on the presence of a short lingual frenum and Kotlow criteria. Also, the length of the free tongue was measured by a ruler, and based on the measurements, values of 16 mm and above were considered normal and values less than 3 mm were considered severe. The prevalence and severity of ankyloglossia were compared by sex with chi-square or Fisher exact test and normal distribution of quantitative variables was analyzed by the Shapiro-Wilk test. Result: The results showed that the prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged 3 to 5 years in Sari was 3.6%, of which the prevalence was 2% in girls and 1.6% in boys, and only 0.7% of them had a severe form of this anomaly. Gender and age of children and also the age of the mother at delivery had no significant relationship with the prevalence of ankyloglossia.(P=0.73) and there is no significant different between mother age and ankyloglossia .(P=0.8) Conclusion: As a result of this study, the prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged 3 to 5 years in Sari was 3.6%, which was higher among girls than boys.

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volume 18  issue 2

pages  144- 149

publication date 2021-06

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