Familial Hypoplastic Lingual Frenum: Case Report and Discussion of Differential Diagnosis | Zendy

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Familial Hypoplastic Lingual Frenum: Case Report and Discussion of Differential Diagnosis

Author(s) -

Fábio Wildson Gurgel Costa,

Francisco Samuel Rodrigues Carvalho,

Camila Costa Dias,

Filipe Nobre Chaves,

Thyciana Rodrigues Ribeiro,

Clarissa Pessoa Fernandes,

Karuza Maria Alves Pereira

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

acta stomatologica croatica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391

H-Index - 9

eISSN - 1846-0410

pISSN - 0001-7019

DOI - 10.15644/asc47/3/7

Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , differential (mechanical device) , orthodontics , pathology , engineering , aerospace engineering

One of the most interesting and not yet understood anatomical structures of the oral cavity is the frenum or frenulum (1,2). The frenum, a mucous connective tissue inserted on hardor soft-parts of the oral cavity, is histologically composed of fibrodense tissue and occasionally of striated muscle fibers (1,2). Three types are commonly identified in the oral cavity: superior labial frenum, inferior labial frenum, and lingual frenum (3). The lingual frenum (LF) is an important structure that anatomically relates to the tongue and mandible (4). A short LF can interfere with tongue mobility, which can lead to a few problems including breastfeeding difficulties, speech disorders, anterior open bite, and mandibular prognathism (5-7). Uvod

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