Effect of diode laser frenectomy on tongue anatomy and function – Clinical cases

    This article describes two clinical cases of pediatric patients aged 9 years who were diagnosed with alteration of the lingual frenulum and subsequently underwent diode laser frenectomy after multidisciplinary clinical evaluation. Post-surgical functional and phonetic changes were evaluated using the Marchesan Proto...

  • Catarina Teixeira Alves, Cristina Cardoso Silva, Otília Pereira-Lopes
  • 78-84
  • Case report
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Lingual frenotomy of a patient with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

    The aim of this paper is to describe the management of a clinical case of a teenager with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and ankyloglossia. A 12-year-old female using methotrexate and etanercept for the treatment of JIA, without the use of ADHD medication, presen...

  • Gabriela M. Gutierrez, Fernanda S. Delmondes, Carlos F. Bonacina, Maria Teresa B.R. Santos, Mariana Braga, Adriana L. Ortega
  • 169-173
  • Case report
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