"Ankyloglossia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A severe congenital restriction of TONGUE movement, resulting from fusion or adherence of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. In partial ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) the LINGUAL FRENUM is abnormally short, or is attached too close to the tip of the tongue. OMIM: 106280
| Descriptor ID |
D000072676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C07.160
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| Concept/Terms |
Partial Ankyloglossia- Partial Ankyloglossia
- Ankyloglossia, Partial
- Ankyloglossias, Partial
- Partial Ankyloglossias
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| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ankyloglossia" by people in Profiles.
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Ankyloglossia: Conscientious Use of Best Evidence Amid the Controversy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 11; 163(5):1065.
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Clinical Consensus Statement: Ankyloglossia in Children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 May; 162(5):597-611.
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Diagnosing ankyloglossia. J Hum Lact. 2013 Aug; 29(3):423.