Frenulum Sublingual SHORT
Disease information
Frenulum Sublingual SHORT
Frenillo
sublingual
is
a
fibrous weave band covered by mucosa that unites the base of the
language
in the mean line and it projects to the floor of the mouth.
Under the
language
, there are two differentiated parts, the near one the
language
is fleshy and wide and another one is very fine, it is transparent and
almost
it lacks
glasses
. The proportion between these two segments is the one that determines the technique to use to
release
frenillo.
When being born and caused generally by lack of mobility of the
language
, frenillo seems to be shorter of which it had and in some cases it produces
a
deformation of the
language
that gives the image from which it is left in two, as if outside bifid. This
problem
is easy to detect in new born.
If frenillo is very short the movements of the
language
are affected and restricted, causing generally nourishing upheavals by
deficit
in the suction and exaggerated dribbling.
Many doctors recommend to cut it during the first months of life, with the purpose of helping to that the
language
extends well and restores its
normal
functions
.
But
there are other doctors who do not create necessary, since in many cases, the fibrous band stretches and allows the on - speed operation of lalengua, reason why
each
case must be evaluated of individual form.
The doctors who are in favor of the operation, consider that it is
a
simple surgery and of little risk that in very small
children
he does not require of stitches since the constitution of the
language
is fibrous and blood vessel in that region.
In
children
who no longer are nursing, the fleshy segment increases more than the fibrous one, reason why it becomes necessary to extend the section passage, reason why it will be necessary to sedar or to anestesiar to the boy or girl and in some cases can be necessary to place reabsorvibles stitches or to resort to the electrobisturí. After the surgery, the annoyances are very slight and in rarest cases there is some complication. In
a
study published in magazine J. Pediatris Child
Health
, the surgery is recommended when:
There are upheavals of the speech, in special articulating the letter rr and only in those
children
who have been evaluated by
a
professional foniatra.
In
children
who cannot remove the
language
and touch the superior lip with the end of the same one.
In
children
with incapacity to touch
a
wind instrument.
In new born and nursing, that
has
disadvantages to feed
itself
and to suck suitably. In these cases it is suggested to apply general anesthesia to be able to handle better to the baby.
IMPORTANT the content of this note is informative and it does not replace the medical diagnosis, reason why we do not become people in
charge
on its use.
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