Lingual frenum, ankyloglossia
Conditions
Interventions
Regarding the methods initially used, the diagnosis of frenulum alteration will be made by consensus by a speech therapist (examiner) and pediatric dentist (operator), as well as the surgical indicati
Procedure/surgery
Other
E06.892
Sponsors
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Eligibility
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children with need to perform tongue frenulum surgery referred to the Child and Adolescent Clinic of the Faculty of Dentistry of UFRGS.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children with head and neck malformations and cognitive changes;children who have already performed surgical procedure for the frenulum of the tongue; children who underwent or undergo speech therapy; children without upper and / or lower incisor teeth.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Modifications of the anatomy (shape of the tip of the tongue and the relationship between the measures of maximum mouth opening and maximum opening of the mouth with the apex of the tongue touching the incisive papilla), posture (tongue on the floor of the mouth, between the anterior or posterior teeth). teeth laterally), tongue mobility (protrusion, retraction, elevation, lateralization, apex vibration and palate sucking) and speech function (omission, replacement and distortion of phonemes, mouth opening, tongue position, movement velocity, speech accuracy as a whole), verified through the application of the Assessment Protocol of the Frenulum of the Tongue, from the observation of a variation of at least 5% in the pre-intervention measurements, 15 and 30 days after the intervention. lingual frenulum surgery, as well as from the finding of a variation of at least 5% in the pre-intervention measurements, 15 and 30 days associated with isotonic tongue exercises. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactErissandra Gomes
Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Outcome results
None listed