What is posterior ankyloglossia?

What is a posterior tongue tie? A tongue tie (ankyloglossia) is a condition some babies are born with that restricts the tongue’s range of motion. Examples include being unable to push the tongue past the lower teeth or having trouble moving the tongue side to side.

What causes ankyloglossia?

Tongue-tie happens when the tongue and frenulum don’t form quite normally. Healthcare providers aren’t sure exactly what causes this. Tongue-tie runs in some families, so your family health history may play a role.

Why is ankyloglossia a concern in dentistry?

Ankyloglossia can affect feeding, speech and oral hygiene, as well as have mechanical and social effects. Diagnosis of tongue-tie is based on a clinical examination. Tongue mobility and appearance associated with the insertion, as well as the attachment and the shortness of the lingual frenulum should be evaluated.

What is ankyloglossia associated with?

Ankyloglossia is associated with other syndromes, namely, the Pierre Robin Syndrome, the Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome, Meckel’s syndrome, the trisomy 13 syndrome, the Robinow Syndrome, the short rib syndrome, the ATR-X Syndrome, Fraser’s Syndrome, the Wiedemann-Beckwith syndrome, van der Woude’s syndrome, and the …

Is there a standard test to diagnose ankyloglossia?

The prevalence of ankyloglossia is 4.2–10.7% [ 11 ]. Yet, until now, diagnosing ankyloglossia has been considered difficult due to lack of a standard test. The most common measurements of ankyloglossia were provided by Kotlow and Ruffoli [ 12, 13 ].

What are the symptoms of a posterior tongue tie?

Often, patients with posterior tongue tie are mis-diagnosed with a short tongue. Symptoms of posterior tongue tie are similar to “normal” tongue tie and include: Trouble with breast-feeding in newborns. Swallowing problems. Speech difficulties (though not as problemmatic compared with anterior tongue tie)

How is the incision of a posterior tongue tie closed?

The incision is carried down through the mucosa, through the posterior tongue tie, down to the tongue musculature. When completed, there will be a diamond shaped wound with muscle seen as shown in the picture. On a rare case-by-case basis, a decision is made to place a fast-absorbing suture to close the incision.