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Thick oral frenulum

MedGen UID:
1842003
•Concept ID:
C5826380
•
Finding
Synonym: oral frenulum, thick
 
HPO: HP:0034414

Definition

Increased thickness of an oral frenulum, flaps of mucous membrane that extend from the midline gingiva to the upper or lower lip. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThick oral frenulum

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of the effects of high-level laser and electrocautery in lingual frenectomy surgeries in infants: protocol for a blinded randomised controlled clinical trial.
Mazzoni A, Navarro RS, Fernandes KPS, Horliana ACRT, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Motta PB, Silva T, Gomes AO, Martimbianco ALC, Sobral APT, Santos EM, Motta LJ, Bussadori SK
BMJ Open 2021 Nov 30;11(11):e050733. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050733. PMID: 34848514Free PMC Article
Mothers' experiences of breastfeeding a child with tongue-tie.
Waterman J, Lee T, Etchegary H, Drover A, Twells L
Matern Child Nutr 2021 Apr;17(2):e13115. Epub 2020 Nov 24 doi: 10.1111/mcn.13115. PMID: 33230939Free PMC Article
Ankyloglossia as an oral functional problem and its surgical management.
Belmehdi A, Harti KE, Wady WE
Dent Med Probl 2018 Apr-Jun;55(2):213-216. doi: 10.17219/dmp/85708. PMID: 30152627
Sublingual Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis.
Frech TM, Pauling JD, Murtaugh MA, Kendall K, Domsic RT
J Clin Rheumatol 2016 Jan;22(1):19-21. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000339. PMID: 26693622Free PMC Article
Much ado about nothing: two millenia of controversy on tongue-tie.
Obladen M
Neonatology 2010;97(2):83-9. Epub 2009 Aug 25 doi: 10.1159/000235682. PMID: 19707023

Diagnosis

Surgical and Speech Therapy Evaluation of Lingual Frenulum.
Palomares-Aguilera M, Inostroza-Allende F, Álvarez Carvajal D, Villena Balcázar C, Goldschmied Aljaro K, Castellón Zirpel L, Mayorga Maldonado J, Fuenzalida Kakarieka C
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Sep 1;34(6):1752-1755. Epub 2023 Jul 10 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009523. PMID: 37427922
Evaluation of the effects of high-level laser and electrocautery in lingual frenectomy surgeries in infants: protocol for a blinded randomised controlled clinical trial.
Mazzoni A, Navarro RS, Fernandes KPS, Horliana ACRT, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Motta PB, Silva T, Gomes AO, Martimbianco ALC, Sobral APT, Santos EM, Motta LJ, Bussadori SK
BMJ Open 2021 Nov 30;11(11):e050733. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050733. PMID: 34848514Free PMC Article
Ankyloglossia as an oral functional problem and its surgical management.
Belmehdi A, Harti KE, Wady WE
Dent Med Probl 2018 Apr-Jun;55(2):213-216. doi: 10.17219/dmp/85708. PMID: 30152627
Diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia: A narrative review and a report of three cases.
Tsaousoglou P, Topouzelis N, Vouros I, Sculean A
Quintessence Int 2016;47(6):523-34. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a36027. PMID: 27222891

Therapy

Effects of topically administered 0.6% hyaluronic acid on the healing of labial frenectomy in conventional and 940-nm indium gallium arsenide phosphide (InGaAsP) diode laser techniques in pediatric patients: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study.
Doğan SSA, Karakan NC, Doğan Ö
Lasers Med Sci 2024 Jan 27;39(1):48. doi: 10.1007/s10103-024-03983-7. PMID: 38279075Free PMC Article
The effect of ankyloglossia and tongue-tie division on speech articulation: A systematic review.
Wang J, Yang X, Hao S, Wang Y
Int J Paediatr Dent 2022 Mar;32(2):144-156. Epub 2021 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12802. PMID: 33964037
Evaluation of the effects of high-level laser and electrocautery in lingual frenectomy surgeries in infants: protocol for a blinded randomised controlled clinical trial.
Mazzoni A, Navarro RS, Fernandes KPS, Horliana ACRT, Mesquita-Ferrari RA, Motta PB, Silva T, Gomes AO, Martimbianco ALC, Sobral APT, Santos EM, Motta LJ, Bussadori SK
BMJ Open 2021 Nov 30;11(11):e050733. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050733. PMID: 34848514Free PMC Article
Effectiveness of Different Modalities of Lip Repositioning Surgery for Management of Patients Complaining of Excessive Gingival Display: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Younespour S, Yaghobee S, Aslroosta H, Moslemi N, Pourheydar E, Ghafary ES
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:9476013. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1155/2021/9476013. PMID: 34660802Free PMC Article
Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants.
O'Shea JE, Foster JP, O'Donnell CP, Breathnach D, Jacobs SE, Todd DA, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 11;3(3):CD011065. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011065.pub2. PMID: 28284020Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Geometric model to predict improvement after lingual frenulectomy for ankyloglossia.
Briddell JW, Vandjelovic ND, Fromen CA, Peterman EL, Reilly JS
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jul;134:110063. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110063. PMID: 32387707
A peculiar malformation of the upper lip: report of six cases.
Tange I
Cleft Palate Craniofac J 1997 Jan;34(1):73-8. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_1997_034_0073_apmotu_2.3.co_2. PMID: 9003916

Clinical prediction guides

The effect of ankyloglossia and tongue-tie division on speech articulation: A systematic review.
Wang J, Yang X, Hao S, Wang Y
Int J Paediatr Dent 2022 Mar;32(2):144-156. Epub 2021 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12802. PMID: 33964037
Geometric model to predict improvement after lingual frenulectomy for ankyloglossia.
Briddell JW, Vandjelovic ND, Fromen CA, Peterman EL, Reilly JS
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Jul;134:110063. Epub 2020 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110063. PMID: 32387707
Ankyloglossia as an oral functional problem and its surgical management.
Belmehdi A, Harti KE, Wady WE
Dent Med Probl 2018 Apr-Jun;55(2):213-216. doi: 10.17219/dmp/85708. PMID: 30152627
Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants.
O'Shea JE, Foster JP, O'Donnell CP, Breathnach D, Jacobs SE, Todd DA, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 11;3(3):CD011065. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011065.pub2. PMID: 28284020Free PMC Article
Sublingual Abnormalities in Systemic Sclerosis.
Frech TM, Pauling JD, Murtaugh MA, Kendall K, Domsic RT
J Clin Rheumatol 2016 Jan;22(1):19-21. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000339. PMID: 26693622Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

The effect of ankyloglossia and tongue-tie division on speech articulation: A systematic review.
Wang J, Yang X, Hao S, Wang Y
Int J Paediatr Dent 2022 Mar;32(2):144-156. Epub 2021 May 22 doi: 10.1111/ipd.12802. PMID: 33964037
Effectiveness of Different Modalities of Lip Repositioning Surgery for Management of Patients Complaining of Excessive Gingival Display: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Younespour S, Yaghobee S, Aslroosta H, Moslemi N, Pourheydar E, Ghafary ES
Biomed Res Int 2021;2021:9476013. Epub 2021 Oct 7 doi: 10.1155/2021/9476013. PMID: 34660802Free PMC Article
Frenotomy for tongue-tie in newborn infants.
O'Shea JE, Foster JP, O'Donnell CP, Breathnach D, Jacobs SE, Todd DA, Davis PG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Mar 11;3(3):CD011065. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011065.pub2. PMID: 28284020Free PMC Article

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