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Ankyloglossia and its management.

Tanay V Chaubal¹, Mala Baburaj Dixit

¹Department of Periodontics, Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology

|October 27, 2011

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Ankyloglossia, or tongue-tie, restricts tongue movement, impacting speech. A frenectomy procedure successfully treated a 24-year-old male with tongue-tie, followed by speech therapy.

Keywords:

Ankyloglossia Kotlow frenectomy

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Area of Science:

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Speech-Language Pathology

Background:

Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is a congenital condition characterized by an abnormally short or tight lingual frenulum.
This anatomical variation restricts tongue mobility, potentially leading to difficulties in speech articulation and other oral functions.

Observation:

A 24-year-old male presented with significant complaints of impaired speech articulation.
Clinical examination revealed ankyloglossia as the underlying cause of his speech difficulties.

Findings:

The patient underwent a frenectomy procedure under local anesthesia to release the restricted lingual frenulum.
The procedure was performed without any immediate complications.

Implications:

Frenectomy is an effective surgical intervention for correcting ankyloglossia-related speech impediments.
Post-operative speech therapy is crucial for optimizing functional outcomes and achieving clear articulation following frenulum release.