AIM This study investigated if a maternally reported, immediate improvement in breastfeeding following division of tongue-tie is due to a placebo effect. METHODS This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK, in 2003-2004. Sixty breastfed babies 5-115 days old (mean, 32 days; median, 23 days) were randomized to division (Group A) or non-divisi...

AIM Our aim is to present a case of a rare disorder, such as Joubert syndrome (JS) which required oral surgical intervention under general anesthesia at a very young age to help in achieving normal developmental milestones. BACKGROUND Ciliopathies are an emerging class of diseases of which JS is a significant member. There have been very few cases of JS with its distinguishing features which ...

BACKGROUND Robinow Syndrome is an extremely rare genetic disorder characterised by abnormalities in head, face and external genitalia. This disorder exists in dominant pattern with moderate symptoms and recessive pattern with more physical and skeletal abnormalities. It was first introduced by Menihard Robinow in 1969. It was related to chromosome 9q22 ROR2 gene related to bone and cartilage gr...

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...

INTRODUCTION Tongue-tie or ankyloglossia is an anatomic variation in which the lingual frenulum is thick, short or tight. It may be asymptomatic, or present with complications like breast feeding difficulties or speech, dental and cosmetic problems. The treatment of this condition, where indicated, is frenotomy. This procedure usually has few or no complications. However, when it is done by unt...

background: since the earliest days of medicine, the tongue has been considered a good reflection of systemic disease. hip­pocrates, galen and others considered the tongue to be barometer of health. in addition, the early diagnose of tongue le­sions help to recognize the some systemic diseases. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of different mor­phological variations (anom...