Introduction: Ankyloglossia is a congenital anomaly in which the lingual frenulum is unusually short and thick, thus decreasing tongue mobility. In the context of the newborn or young infant it is a subject of ongoing controversy within and between medical specialties. The controversy involves not only the definition but also the management of this anomaly. A tight lingual frenulum is considere...

Aim: Ankyloglossia is a congenital oral anomaly characterized by short frenulum of the tongue, which can cause nutritional, speech, and developmental problems. The limited movement tongue may lead to development various anomalies dentition. Thus, purpose this work compare existing methods for surgical treatment ankyloglossia that involve either laser technologies or scalpels. Methods: We analyz...

Remotely sensed surface chlorophyll-a concentration from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) unveils signatures of a “tongue” like feature extending into Malacca Strait west Malaysia. A threefold increase amplitudes is observed in strait during northeast monsoon (December–February) compared to lowest values southwest (May–September). This seasonal variability linked with v...

To the Editor: Lymphangioma circumscriptum (LC) is not a tumor but rather a congenital malformation of the superficial lymphatics. It presents as groups of deep-seated, vesicle-like papules, resembling frog spawn, at birth or shortly thereafter. Also, the sites of predilection are the abdomen, axillae, genitalia, and mouth, particularly the tongue.[1] Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is relativ...

Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a developmental anomaly that usually appears in early childhood. The common presentation is midline swelling of the neck, which moves with both tongue protrusion and deglutition. Diagnosis is usually clinical and radiological. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can be used as a tool for the exclusion of malignancy in adult patients. In some cases thyroid scan...

Median cleft of lower lip and mandible is a rare congenital anomaly described as cleft number 30 of Tessier's classification. In minor forms only lower lip cleft is seen. We report the case of a patient with median cleft of lower lip, severe ankyloglossia, cleft of mandibular symphysis, and residual cleft involving on right soft palate and associated with other facial clefts. These deformities ...

Background: Median cleft of mandible and lower lip is a rare anomaly [1]. Only a few cases have been reported in literature with different variations till now. Herein we report a patient with Tessier 30 cleft associated with complete duplication of tongue. Aim: We herein report this rare variant as it posed special challenges for its management by virtue of its uniqueness, late presentation and...

These lesions on the tongue of a 7-year-old white girl had been present since she was 2. Her physician at that time had diagnosed "geographic tongue." Over the years, the lesions have increased in number, although not in size. The vesicular lesions measure a few millimeters to a centimeter in diameter and are mostly reddish; a few are blue. They are asymptomatic. Minimal bleeding occurs with tr...

Abstract. During the main phase of geomagnetic storms, large positive ionospheric plasma density anomalies arise at middle and polar latitudes. A prominent example is tongue ionisation (TOI), which extends poleward from dayside storm-enhanced (SED) anomaly, often crossing cap streaming with convection flow into nightside ionosphere. fragmentation TOI anomaly contributes to formation patches par...