Open AccessTratamiento quirúrgico del frenillo lingual corto en niños
Author(s) -
Giselle Cuestas,
Victoria Demarchi,
María Pía Martínez Corvalán,
Juan Razetti,
Carlos Mario Boccio
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2014.567
Subject(s) - tongue , medicine , asymptomatic , breastfeeding , orthodontics , dentistry , surgery , pediatrics , pathology
Ankyloglossia is a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum resulting in varying degrees of difficulty of tongue mobility. It may be asymptomatic or it may present with breastfeeding difficulties, speech and dentition disorders, and social problems related to the functional limitation of the tongue. While it is a common and known pathology, controversies and diversity of opinions persist regarding the indication, timing and method of surgical correction. We describe our experience with 35 children presenting this condition; they underwent successful surgical treatment.