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A) normal lingual frenulum; (B) altered lingual frenulum. Both were visualized by elevating the lateral margins of the tongue (simple maneuver).
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Posterior tongue-tie is another controversial topic in the tongue-tie world. A posterior tongue-tie is a class-IV tongue-tie. It may be submucosal (i.e., underneath the mucous membrane covering). Babies with this kind of tie are often misidentified as having a short tongue. Revision is more involved, and there is disagreement about whether this con...
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... the 1715 infants, 1157 (67,46%) had the lingual frenulum visualized by the simple maneuver consisting of elevating the lateral margins of the tongue (Figure 1). 558 infants (32,54%) had posterior frenulum, what required the special maneuver that consisted of both elevating and pushing the tongue back simultaneously (Figure 2). ...
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