Manejo odontológico del paciente con frenillo lingual corto: a propósito de un caso
- Carlos M. Cobo-Vázquez 1
- Alfonso Rayo Navarro 2
- Luis Sánchez Labrador 1
- Luis Miguel Sáez Alcaide 1
- Cristina Méniz García 1
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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- 2 Hospital san Francisco de Asís
ISSN: 1697-6398, 1697-641X
Año de publicación: 2023
Volumen: 20
Número: 3
Páginas: 141-146
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Científica dental: Revista científica de formación continuada
Resumen
Introduction: The short lingual frenulum can cause breastfeeding difficulties during the first months of life in the neonate. From language development they can be the cause of inadequate phonetics. Surgical treatment of the frenulum must be accompanied by adequate multidisciplinary treatment to improve the correction of pronunciation difficulties. The objective of this article is to present a representative clinical case of the diagnosis, surgical treatment and myofunctional rehabilitation of the short lingual frenulum, as well as to update the available scientific evidence. Case Report: A 6-year-old male patient is presented, diagnosed with severe ankyloglossia who came due to difficulty in pronouncing the phoneme “RR”. Surgical treatment of the frenulum was performed using electrocautery and its follow-up by a speech therapist. Conclusions: The diagnosis of the pathology and the surgical and myofunctional planning must take into account the classification of the frenulum, the age of the patient and the anatomy of the region. The treatment of the pathology associated with short lingual frenulum requires a multidisciplinary team to avoid recurrence.