%0 Journal Article
%T Fr¨ºnulo lingual: modifica£¿£¿es ap¨®s frenectomia
%A Marchesan
%A Irene Queiroz
%A Martinelli
%A Roberta Lopes de Castro
%A Gusm£¿o
%A Reinaldo Jord£¿o
%J Jornal da Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
%D 2012
%I Sociedade Brasileira de Fonoaudiologia
%R 10.1590/S2179-64912012000400020
%X purpose: to describe the changes after frenectomy concerning mobility and functions of the tongue. methods: participants were 53 subjects who had never undergone speech therapy or lingual frenulum surgery. a specific lingual frenulum protocol with scores was used by speech-language pathologists when there was evidence of frenulum alteration. ten subjects had abnormal frenulum and were referred to an otolaryngologist for frenectomy. after surgery, the subjects were re-evaluated using the same protocol. photos and videos were taken for comparison. results: thirty days after surgery, the subjects had the shape of the tip of the tongue and its movements improved. lip closure and speech were also improved. conclusion: frenectomy is efficient to improve tongue posture, tongue mobility, oral functions, and oral communication.
%K lingual frenum
%K articulation disorders
%K otolaryngology
%K speech
%K language and hearing sciences
%K ambulatory surgical procedures.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S2179-64912012000400020&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en