Oral Frenectomy

Surgical procedures to release or remove abnormally short or tightly attached frenum (e.g., LINGUAL FRENUM or LABIAL FRENUM) associated with a pathological condition (e.g., TONGUE TIE and lip tie).

Also Known As:

Frenectomy, Labial; Frenectomy, Lingual; Frenectomy, Oral; Frenotomy, Oral; Frenulectomy, Oral; Frenuloplasty, Oral; Frenumectomy, Oral; Labial Frenectomies; Lingual Frenectomies; Lip Tie Releases; Oral Frenectomies; Oral Frenotomies; Oral Frenulectomies; Oral Frenuloplasties; Oral Frenumectomies; Tongue Tie Releases; Labial Frenectomy; Lingual Frenectomy; Lip Tie Release; Oral Frenotomy; Oral Frenulectomy; Oral Frenuloplasty; Oral Frenumectomy; Tongue Tie Release

Networked: 38 relevant articles (1 outcomes, 8 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Hong, Paul: 2 articles (12/2021 - 05/2013)
2.	Kato, Junji: 2 articles (08/2007 - 03/2002)
3.	Wijeyeweera, Rafel Luxhmen: 2 articles (08/2007 - 03/2002)
4.	Fiza Mustaqueem, Syed: 1 article (04/2024)
5.	Haque, Aehad Ul: 1 article (04/2024)
6.	Khan, Mohammad Abdurrahman: 1 article (04/2024)
7.	Verma, Manisha: 1 article (04/2024)
8.	Doğan, Suat Serhan Altintepe: 1 article (01/2024)
9.	Doğan, Özgür: 1 article (01/2024)
10.	Karakan, Nebi Cansın: 1 article (01/2024)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 09/01/2022 - "After the tongue-tie release procedure, each mother completed a post-procedure questionnaire within a 1-week to 1-month window to assess the change in breastfeeding efficiency using the LATCH® criteria, breastfeeding pain, breastfeeding time, and perceived breastfeeding efficiency. " 01/01/2019 - "The literature gives a great number of studies confirming both the short and long-term efficacy of tongue-tie release in improving breastfeeding quality, with emphasis on decreasing mothers' discomfort, nipple pain and trauma." 01/01/2022 - "In addition, this comparison considered the following factors: surgical time and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score, which includes intraoperative pain, postoperative pain and complications, such as speaking and chewing, for 1 day and 7 days following labial frenectomy. " 01/01/2017 - "To examine the comparative effectiveness of two topical anesthetics in controlling the pain associated with tongue-tie release (frenotomy) in young infants. "
2.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 01/01/2019 - "The literature gives a great number of studies confirming both the short and long-term efficacy of tongue-tie release in improving breastfeeding quality, with emphasis on decreasing mothers' discomfort, nipple pain and trauma."
3.	Ankyloglossia 11/06/2023 - "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spectrum of pediatric quality-of-life sequelae associated with ankyloglossia that may affect children who do not undergo tongue-tie release (frenotomy) during infancy. " 11/30/2021 - "The proposed study will be a randomised, controlled, blind clinical trial involving the participation of healthy infants 0-3 months of age with breastfeeding difficulty and a diagnosis of tongue-tie with an indication for lingual frenectomy. " 05/01/2013 - "Studies were included (level 4 evidence or above) if subjects of any age had ankyloglossia and underwent tongue-tie release. " 01/01/2024 - "A review of relevant literature is predicated on articles found using free text terms, mesh terms, and some basic tongue tie as well as tongue tie release pamphlets that were published in English up until the year 2023 in the electronic databases PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. " 10/01/2023 - "It is recommended to get a lingual frenectomy to treat ankyloglossia. "
4.	Postoperative Pain 10/01/2023 - "This case report demonstrates unequivocally that lingual frenectomy using a diode laser has advantages over traditional procedures in that it reduces or eliminates postoperative pain and minimizes hemorrhage and swelling." 01/01/2022 - "In addition, this comparison considered the following factors: surgical time and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score, which includes intraoperative pain, postoperative pain and complications, such as speaking and chewing, for 1 day and 7 days following labial frenectomy. " 01/27/2024 - "This study aimed to investigate the effects of 0.6% hyaluronic acid (HA) gel on the healing process and postoperative pain levels after diode laser-assisted labial frenectomy in pediatric patients. " 08/01/2018 - "The aim of the present study was to compare the level of postoperative discomfort between labial frenectomy done by neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser and the conventional technique and evaluate the differences in the levels of postoperative pain and functional complications such as eating and speaking between these two methods. "
5.	Mucocele 11/01/2012 - "This article reports an unusual case of a large extravasation mucocele involving the ventral surface of the tongue, which appeared after a lingual frenectomy." 11/01/2012 - "Mucocele of the glands of Blandin-Nuhn after lingual frenectomy." 08/01/2007 - "A continuous CO(2) laser (wavelength 10.6 mum; output power 3 or 4 W) was used for the treatment of 76 young patients (aged 1 to 15 years old) indicated mainly for labial or lingual frenectomy, mucocele excision, or other oral pathology. " 11/01/2020 - "The aim of this study is to describe a case of a sublingual mucocele after laser frenotomy in a neonate with tongue-tie and to investigate major complications reported after tongue-tie release in pediatric patients through a systematic review of the literature. " 03/01/2002 - "A CO2 laser was used on 48 subjects (51 cases), aged between 1 and 15 years, having main indications for labial frenectomy, frenectomy in ankyloglossia, and excision of mucocele. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Neodymium
2.	Hyaluronic Acid (Hyaluronan)
3.	yttrium-aluminum-garnet
4.	Local Anesthetics

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Lasers (Laser)
2.	Semiconductor Lasers
3.	Solid-State Lasers
4.	Gas Lasers
5.	Operative Time