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  2. Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly ... - AOL

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    Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday. The ...

  3. Ankyloglossia - Wikipedia

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    Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly that may decrease the mobility of the tongue tip [1] and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. [2]

  4. Frenuloplasty of tongue - Wikipedia

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    A frenuloplasty of tongue is a frenuloplasty of the frenulum of tongue. A tight frenulum in this context is sometimes referred to as "tongue-tie" which is also known as ankyloglossia . In this condition the frenulum of the tongue restricts range of motion which may interfere with breastfeeding or speech.

  5. Lingual frenectomy - Wikipedia

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    A lingual frenectomy is performed to correct ankyloglossia (tongue-tie). [1] The removal of the lingual frenulum under the tongue can be accomplished with either frenectomy or frenuloplasty. This is used to treat a tongue-tied patient. The difference in tongue length is generally a few millimeters and it may actually shorten the tongue ...

  6. Frenectomy - Wikipedia

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    Lingual frenectomy (of the tongue) as a treatment for ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) Labial frenectomy (of the lip) is very common with patients undergoing denture treatment to get the proper fit of dentures or patients who have tissues attached to center of the upper lip and causing recession of gums or gap between the upper front teeth called ...

  7. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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    Tongue thrusting is a type of orofacial myofunctional disorder, which is defined as habitual resting or thrusting the tongue forward and/or sideways against or between the teeth while swallowing, chewing, resting, or speaking. Abnormal swallowing patterns push the upper teeth forward and away from the upper alveolar processes and cause open bites.

  8. Tongue tied (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Tongue-Tied (short story collection), a 2002 collection of short stories by Paul Jennings "Tongue-Tied" a short story included in the collection; Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, and More, a 2018 non-fiction book by Dr. Richard Baxter; Tongue-Tied, a 1997 novel by Liselotte Marshall

  9. Tongue thrust - Wikipedia

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    Tongue thrusting is an adaptive means of closing an open (or incompetent) lip state, caused by a unique combination of anatomical reasons, or; Tongue thrusting is the cause or potentiator of an open or incompetent lip state, which resists efforts at behavioural change or clinical attempt at remedy. In generality, tongue thrusting is poorly ...