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Untying the Knot, Tongue tie in a young adult: A CASE REPORT

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  • 2. Junior Resident
  • 3. Assistant Professor

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Tongue tie or “ankyloglossia” commonly called as “jeebhkadhaaga” in northern India is a rare anomaly of tongue where lingual frenum may be short congenitally or attached more towards the tip of the tongue and high on lingual surface of mandible closer towards the central incisors edge. Tongue tie causes problems in phonetics commonly and may cause restriction in movement of tongue.Abstract: Tongue tie or “ankyloglossia” commonly called as “jeebhkadhaaga” in northern India is a rare anomaly of tongue where lingual frenum may be short congenitally or attached more towards the tip of the tongue and high on lingual surface of mandible closer towards the central incisors edge. Tongue tie causes problems in phonetics commonly and may cause restriction in movement of tongue.

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