Management of Ankyloglossia in a Six-Year-Old Child After Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery: A Case Report.
ankyloglossia
cleft lip and palate
diode laser
local anesthesia
speech therapy
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2022
Nov 2022
Historique:
received:
14
09
2022
accepted:
04
11
2022
entrez:
7
12
2022
pubmed:
8
12
2022
medline:
8
12
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is caused by an excessively short, thick lingual frenum that restricts the normal movements and functions of the tongue. It has a higher prevalence in infants than in children and adults. In the present case, a six-year-old male came with his parents with a chief complaint of difficulty in speech. His medical history revealed that he had a congenital cleft lip and cleft palate, for which he had undergone surgery soon after his birth. He was categorized by Kotlow classification as Class II (moderate ankyloglossia). Under local anaesthesia, diode laser surgery was planned to treat the tongue-tie. The patient showed excellent healing after a one-week follow-up. An increase in tongue movements was seen and the patient was put in consultation with a speech therapist.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36475118
doi: 10.7759/cureus.31108
pmc: PMC9720045
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e31108Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022, Kabra et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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