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ArticleCureus2022

Laser-Assisted Frenectomy Followed by Post-Operative Tongue Exercises in Ankyloglossia: A Report of Two Cases.

Sowmiya Jaikumar, Lakshminarayanan Srinivasan, S P K Kennedy Babu, D Gandhimadhi, Manoj Margabandhu

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness of Myofunctional Therapy in Ankyloglossia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
    Pooled it
  2. Beyond surgery: Pre- and post-operative care in children with ankyloglossia.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025
    Review
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  5. Efficacy of Periodontal Endodontics Combined with Diode Laser (DL) Therapy on Severe Periodontitis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sowmiya JaikumarDepartment of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, IND.
Lakshminarayanan SrinivasanDepartment of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, IND.
S P K Kennedy BabuDepartment of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, IND.
D GandhimadhiDepartment of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, IND.
Manoj MargabandhuDepartment of Periodontology, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Pondicherry, IND.
Mahatma Gandhi Institute · MU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue-tie, is a developmental abnormality that may interfere in speech and articulation of lingual and sibilant sounds, due to the abnormal lingual frenal attachment. Lingual frenectomy severs the tie, however in adolescents and young adults, kinesthetic awareness, that is, the senses of position and movement of the tongue, needs to be increased. In such a scenario, tongue exercises lend a helping hand. Here, we discuss the benefits of this combined treatment modality in two cases diagnosed with ankyloglossia.

Indexed as

ankyloglossiadiode laserfrenectomylaserlingual frenectomyminor oral surgerymyofunctional therapyperiodontal surgeryperiodonticstongue-tie

Identifiers

PMID35449662
PMCPMC9012555
OpenAlexW4221025977

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