title: Ankyloglossia with cleft lip: A rare case report.
abstract: Ankyloglossia or tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly affecting the tongue, which is characterized by thick, short lingual frenulum. This condition causes many difficulties such as limited tongue protrusion, breastfeeding difficulties, speech impairment and lack of self-confidence. It is very rarely associated with any other congenital craniofacial disorders such as cleft lip, X-linked cleft palate, Van der Woude syndrome, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, Orofacial digital syndrome, Beckwith Weidman syndrome or Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome. This article presents a rare case of ankyloglossia associated with cleft lip treated with diode laser in a 12-year-old Indian boy who had undergone surgical correction of associated cleft lip soon after birth. Correction of ankyloglossia at a young age would lead to enhanced phonetics, improved oral hygiene, and overall personality development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Kritika
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jangid
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Aurelian Jovita
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Nadathur Doraiswamy
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Jayakumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sheeja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Pratibha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ramani
keywords: Ankyloglossia; diode laser; frenectomy; lingual frenum; tongue-tie