[Ankyloglossia in an Anatolian Shepherd dog].
Ankyloglossia, commonknown as tongue-tie, is a rare congenital oral anomaly in dogs. A complete attachment of the lingual frenulum to the floor of the oral cavity leads to limited mobility of the tongue including problems during eating and swallowing. In humans ankyloglossia is a common anomaly in newborn infants. In our report a 5-month old Anatolian Shepherd dog was surgically treated and full function of the tongue could be achieved with a horizontal-to-vertical frenuloplasty.
Grundmann
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Kleintierpraxis Reinle und Grundmann, Well am Rhein, Deutschland. sgrundmann@vetclinics.unizh.ch
Hofmann
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D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome