Laser assisted therapeutical approach for the treatment of Ankyloglossia.
Keywords:
Ankyloglossia, Frenectomy, Diode laser
Abstract
Ankyloglossia also known as tongue-tie limits the tongue’s motion due to short, thick lingual frenum. In this article, we have reported two cases, a 35-year-old female referred for tongue-tie removal and a 34-year-old male patient with a tongue tie who complained of difficulty in speech following which both of them underwent laser assisted frenectomy procedure under local anesthesia. The postoperative period was uneventful.
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3. Kloars T. Familial ankyloglossia(tongue-tie). IntJ Pediatr Otorhinolaryng 2007;71:1321-24.
4. Bhattad MS, Baliga MS, Kriplani R. Clinical guidelines and management of ankyloglossia with 1-year follow up: report of 3 cases. Case reports in dentistry. 2013 Jan 29;2013.
5. Entnet.org [Internet] American Association of otolaryngologist: head and neck surgery: fact sheet, 2012, http://entnet .org/Health Information/Ankyloglossia.cfm.
6. Johnson P. Tongue-tie–exploding the myths. Infant. 2006;2(3):96- –99, 2006.
7. Messner AH, Lalakea ML. The effect of ankyloglossia on speech in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;127(6):539–545. DOI: 10.1067/mhn.2002.129731
8. Chaubal TV, Dixit MB. Ankyloglossia and its management. J Indian Soc Periodontol 2011;15:270-2.
9. Kumari A, Bansal MB, Asrani KH, et al. Tongue-tie Management: A Case Report. J Mahatma Gandhi Univ Med Sci Tech 2019;4(1):32–34.
10. Iyer VH, Sudarsan S. A Comprehensive Treatment protocol for Lingual Frenectomy with Combination of Lasers and Speech Therapy: Two case reports. Int. J Laser Dent 2015;5(1):12-21.
11. Mezzapesa PP, Lepore G, Acella V, De Giglio N, Favia G. Clinical Outcomes of Diode Laser Treatment of Ankyloglossia in Children and Young Adults: A Report of Two Cases. Cureus. 2020 Mar 22;12(3).
Published
2022-04-20
How to Cite
C.S. Baiju, Meenu Taneja Bhasin, Gupta, G., N. D Gupta, & Rinu Reju. (2022). Laser assisted therapeutical approach for the treatment of Ankyloglossia. UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF DENTAL SCIENCES, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.21276/ujds.2022.8.2.20
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Case Reports
