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ANALYSIS OF INDICATIONS AND RESULTS OF SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ANKYLOGLOSSIA IN CHILDREN

I.V. Fomenko, Yu.O. Kroman, A.L. Kasatkina, I.E. Timakov, D.I. Fursik

ФГБОУ ВО «Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет» Министерства здравоохранения Российской Федерации

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the indications and results of surgical treatment of ankyloglossia in children. Patients were divided into three age groups I – 3–6 years old, II – 7–9 years old, III – 10–12 years old. The result of treatment was rated as very good, good, satisfactory, unsatisfactory. It was found that the most frequent indication (86,4 %) for surgery in children was a problem of speech. A very good treatment result was most often found in the first group (76,6 %). 74,4 % of operated children who had undergone tongue training exercise and speech therapy had normalization of sound pronunciation.

Keywords

ankyloglossia, indications for surgical treatment, frenuloplasty, treatment results, children.

Contacts

Кроман Юлиан Олегович – аспирант кафедры стоматологии детского возраста, Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, e-mail: gateofaden@yandex.ru