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...

CONTEXT Tongue-tie (more formally known as ankyloglossia) is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which may restrict mobility of the tongue tip impairing its ability to fulfill its functions. The clinical significance of ankyloglossia is varied; rarely symptomatic to a host of problems including infant feeding difficulties, speech disorders, malocclusions,...

Natal and neonatal teeth represent an uncommon anomaly amongst different racial and ethnic groups. A paediatrician and a paediatric dentist should work as a team since the presence of natal tooth may lead to numerous complications. Also, diagnosis and proper treatment planning of these teeth are recommended because they may result in injury to the tongue, inadequate nutrition intake leading to ...

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...

Otocephaly is a rare congenital abnormality characterized by the absence or underdevelopment of mandible, misplacement ears towards front, small mouth, and tongue. The syndrome complex otocephaly can be categorized into four types based on associated anomalies. We present case this anomaly in newborn baby delivered 40-year-old woman who presented active labor with premature rupture membranes. U...

Tessier cleft no. 30 is a rare congenital anomaly. It may range in severity from median cleft of the upper and lower lip to cleft of the manubrium sterni involving the mandible, floor of the mouth, tongue, hyoid bone, thyroid cartilage and strap muscles. Ankyloglossia and median web in the neck extending from chin resulting in neck contracture are frequently found. This is a case report of medi...

A young harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardi), stranded on the coast of California, was found to have a 20-cm-diameter cranial cervical mass. Surgical excision revealed the subcutaneous mass to be covered in haired skin with multiple glabrous areas and structures resembling a jaw with tooth buds, eyelids, and a tail. The mass deformed the host pup's skull. Histologic examination revealed a comp...