"Tongue tied" redirects here. For other uses, see Tongue tied (disambiguation).
Medical condition
Ankyloglossia
Adult with ankyloglossia
Specialty
Medical genetics
Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue-tie, is a congenital oral anomaly that may decrease the mobility of the tongue tip[1] and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth.[2] Ankyloglossia varies in degree of severity from mild cases characterized by mucous membrane bands to complete ankyloglossia whereby the tongue is tethered to the floor of the mouth.[2]
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^ abHorton CE, Crawford HH, Adamson JE, Ashbell TS (1969). "Tongue-tie". The Cleft Palate Journal. 6: 8–23. PMID 5251442.
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