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ArticleCureus2024

Diode Laser Frenectomy: A Torch of Freedom for Ankyloglossia.

Manisha Verma, Mohammad Abdurrahman Khan, Aehad Ul Haque, Syed Fiza Mustaqueem

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Manisha VermaDepartment of Periodontology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, IND.
Mohammad Abdurrahman KhanDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Hind Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, IND.
Aehad Ul HaqueDepartment of Periodontology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, IND.
Syed Fiza MustaqueemDepartment of Pathology, Integral Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Lucknow, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a rare congenital anomaly of the oral cavity that not only causes difficulties in breastfeeding and teeth cleaning but also causes difficulty in speech articulation. Our patient faced difficulty in freely moving his tongue because of the short lingual frenulum wherein laser lingual frenectomy was indicated. The patient was treated successfully with a soft tissue diode laser having a wavelength of 445 nanometers. The use of a low-wavelength diode laser becomes relatively complimentary to standard scalpel surgery because of patient consolation, offers a blood-free area, reduces inflammation and edema, and is less damaging to thermal tissues.

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ankyloglossiacarbon dioxide laserdiode laserhypertrophic tissue frenulumlingual frenectomy

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PMID38752065
PMCPMC11094657

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