Frenula of tongue and lips: are there or not?
- Authors: Aleksandrova O.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
- Issue: Vol 26, No 3 (2022)
- Pages: 191-197
- Section: Clinical Investigation
- URL: https://rjdentistry.com/1728-2802/article/view/84476
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/1728-2802-2022-26-3-191-197
- ID: 84476
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: The absence, hypoplasia, or hyperplasia of the frenula of the lips and tongue is suggested as a sign of some diseases. This study assessed the presence of frenula among patients with orthodontic concerns.
AIM: This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of the absence of the frenulum of the tongue and lips to determine the possibility of using the absence of frenula as a diagnostic criterion for other pathologies.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective analysis photographs of 391 patients was performed.
RESULTS: In total, 100% of the patients have a maxillary frenulum. The inferior labial frenulum was absent in 67.02% of the patients, and 252 patients (95% CI 62.27–71.77%) had multiple strands of the mucosal membrane. Hypoplastic mandibular frenulum was found in 109 (28.99%) patients (95% CI 24.4–33.58%). Absence of lingual frenulum was noted in 6 (1.68%) patients (95% CI 0.35–3.01%) and hypoplasia in 33 (9.24%) (95% CI 6.24–12.24%).
CONCLUSIONS: The absence of inferior labial and lingual frenulum cannot be a diagnostic criterion for other pathologies without specifying the method of displacement of the lower lip.
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About the authors
Olga V. Aleksandrova
Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)
Author for correspondence.
Email: aleksandrovastom@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0160-1698
Russian Federation, Moscow
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