Lingual Frenotomy in Pediatric Ankyloglossia: A Diode Laser Approach in Two Case Reports.

ankyloglossia breastfeeding medicine diode laser lingual frenotomy malocclusion tongue-tie

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2024
Historique:
accepted: 06 02 2024
medline: 8 3 2024
pubmed: 8 3 2024
entrez: 8 3 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Ankyloglossia can be related to a number of complications, such as breastfeeding difficulties or alterations in craniofacial development. Treatment can involve surgery to correct the altered lingual frenulum and can be performed by various techniques. The purpose of this paper is to present two case reports of ankyloglossia in pediatric patients of different ages, the diagnostic criteria, and the treatment decision rationale, which led to a lingual frenotomy performed with a diode laser.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38455812
doi: 10.7759/cureus.53701
pmc: PMC10919198
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e53701

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024, Dias et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Auteurs

Joana M Dias (JM)

Dentistry, Oporto University, Porto, PRT.

Elsa Paiva (E)

Pediatric Dentistry, Private Practice, Porto, PRT.

Ines G Pereira (IG)

Pediatric Dentistry, Private Practice, Porto, PRT.

Henrique C Soares (HC)

Neonatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João, Porto, PRT.

Cristina Areias (C)

Dentistry, Oporto University, Porto, PRT.

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