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A lingual mucogingival problem associated with ankyloglossia: a case report
The New Zealand Dental Journal
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
This report reviews the relationship between lingual frena, gingival recession, and tongue-tie, and describes a man with tongue-tie, localised gingival recession, and a speech impediment. The patient was treated surgically, with a satisfactory result 11 years later.
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