Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): A diagnostic and treatment quandary

Quintessence International

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-262

  Kotlow, Lawrence A ^a,b  

^a Pediatric Dentistry   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankyloglossia; Classification; Lingual frenum; Tongue tie

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; HUMAN; INFANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TONGUE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; LINGUAL FRENUM; TONGUE;

EID: 0033106901     PISSN: 00336572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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