Tongue Mobility in Patients with Ankyloglossia Following Frenectomy

Hanoi Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ankyloglossia

Treatments: Procedure: Frenectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06856564

1104

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to evaluate the improvement in tongue mobility in patients with ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) following frenectomy. Ankyloglossia restricts tongue movement, potentially causing issues with speech, swallowing, and dental malocclusion.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 33 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• (1) at least four years of age, (2) report a limitation in tongue mobility at least at the moderate class (class II) according to Kotlow criteria and did not response to tongue lengthening exercise.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who have limited mouth openings that interfere with tongue mobility measurements and patients who have bad compliances due to mental problems or uncooperative children were excluded.