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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 2 | Page : 130-133 |
Monopolar diathermy used for correction of ankyloglossia
A Tuli1, A Singh2
1 Assistant professor, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh-175002, India
2 Assistant professor Department of Periodontics, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh-175002, India
Correspondence Address:
A Tuli
Assistant professor, Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Himachal Dental College, Sundernagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh-175 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.66757
Tongue tie, also known as ankyloglossia or ankyloglossia inferior, is a relatively common finding in pediatric surgical outpatient clinics. It occurs as a result of a short, tight, lingual frenum causing tethering of the tongue tip. It is a common oral finding in infants and children, which is often neglected. Although most cases resolve or are asymptomatic, some patients develop articulation problems and other concerns related to poor tongue-tip mobility. In this article, we report on a 5-year old girl with a tongue tie, who underwent frenectomy using monopolar diathermy under local anesthesia without any postoperative complication.
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