Tamayo AY, Pérez MC, Grave de Peralta HM, Peña LMM, Herrera LGE

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: the tongue is a muscular organ that takes part in important functions in oral cavity; its movements have been restricted by the abnormal short lingual frenulum observed in the condition called ankyloglossia.
Objective: to describe the presence of ankyloglossia during a period of three years.
Methods: a transversal descriptive research was made in less than 3 months old children belonging to the “Manuel Angulo Farrán” dental clinic from Holguín, Cuba. The sample was composed of 1095 patients who were examined into the Genetic consulting room of the health area belonging to the clinic since 2014 to 2016. Patients were identified by sex, health center areas and years of study. Finally, ankyloglossia morbidity was compared with the rest of the oral conditions observed by oral exam.
Results: morbidity due to ankyloglossia reached 4.20%, without significant differences between both sexes (female 4.21% and male 4.19%) and between health areas. Ankyloglossia accounted for 77.97% of all conditions detected, followed by neonatal teeth (10.17%), palatal fissures (5.08%), melanic spots (3.39%), hemangiomas (1.69%) and fibroids (1.69%).
Conclusions: ankyloglossia was the most frequent condition in children under 3 months of age, behaving similarly between the sexes and the health areas.