THE TREATMENT OF ANKYLOGLOSSIA WITH FRENECTOMY: CASE REPORT

Ankyloglossia, generally known as tongue-tie. it is a congenital anomaly that may cause feeding and speech problems. surgical intervention involves frenotomy, frenectomy or frenuloplasty options. in this presented case, we have aimed to reported a male with ankyloglossia who had speech problem was treated with frenectomy. a 14 year-old male patient who had orthodontic treatment for class iii malocclusion was referred in our department with difficulty in speech. the patient who had class iv ankyloglossia according to kotlow‟s classifying assessment method was treated with a frenectomy and was referred for speech therapy. frenectomy is a quite safe and efficient procedure used to release the tongue.