Objective: Ankyloglossia is a benign anomaly of the tongue which may cause functional limitation. Evidence regarding impact ofankyloglossia on children’s language development limited. We aimed to evaluate children born withankyloglossia.Patients and Methods: Children diagnosed with ankyloglossia were followed up prospectively. Demographic characteristics, degreeof assessed by Hazelbaker score i...

BACKGROUND Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenum. Its prevalence in the newborn population is approximately 4%. Its mode of inheritance has been studied in some articles, but no conclusion has been established. Also, no relevant report has been published in Korea. This study was conducted to elucidate the genetic inheritance of a...

Introduction There is little consensus worldwide on the impact of ankyloglossia on breastfeeding difficulties, and the impact of frenulotomy on improving breastfeeding in these cases. While frenulotomy is encouraged in some countries, including the United States, it is not recommended in Canada or Japan, and has even been abandoned in the Netherlands.1 Worldwide prevalence estimates vary greatl...

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...

Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) is a well-recognized cause of breastfeeding difficulties and, if untreated, can cause maternal nipple pain and trauma, ineffective feeding, and poor infant weight gain. In some cases, this condition will result in a downregulation of the maternal milk supply. Milk-production measurements (24-hour) for a breastfeeding infant with ankyloglossia revealed the ineffective ...

ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a congenital anomaly with a prevalence of 4-5% and characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum. for unknown reasons the abnormality seems to be more common in males. the pathogenesis of ankyloglossia is not known. the authors report a family with isolated ankyloglossia inherited as an autosomal dominant or recessive trait. the identification of the defect...

Since the recommended time for a child's first dental visit is early, it is essential that pediatric dentists be familiar with all possible pathologies occurring during this early period of life. The parents of infants and toddlers who notice in their child a "tongue-tie" (ankyloglossia) are likely to turn first to their pediatric dentist for advice and help. Treatment options such as observati...