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CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL FINDINGS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PRESENTING WITH SUSPECTED ANKYLOGLOSSIA IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY PRACTICE AT A TERTIARY INSTITUTION.
| Τίτλος: | CLINICOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL FINDINGS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT PRESENTING WITH SUSPECTED ANKYLOGLOSSIA IN OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY PRACTICE AT A TERTIARY INSTITUTION. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Adegbiji WA; Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Afe Babalola University Multi System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Azeez IA; Department of Family Medicine, Afe Babalola University Multi System Hospital, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Mustapha B; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Afe Babalola University Multi System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Gbala MO; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria., Adegbiji KA; Medical Student, College of Medicine, AfeBabalola University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria., Okon M; Nursing Department, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria., Oyewale S; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Afe Babalola University Multi System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Oyeyipo WJ; Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Afe Babalola University Multi System Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria., Abdu-Raheem F; Department of Paediatrics, Afe Babalola University/Afe Babalola University Multisystem Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. |
| Πηγή: | Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine [Ann Ib Postgrad Med] 2025 Aug 31; Vol. 23 (2), pp. 88-93. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Association of Resident Doctors Country of Publication: Nigeria NLM ID: 101491784 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1597-1627 (Print) Linking ISSN: 15971627 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Ib Postgrad Med Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Ibadan (Nigeria) : Association of Resident Doctors |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Ankyloglossia is a congenital oral anomaly with varying timing and modality of presentation. This study aimed to determine the epidemiology, clinical presentations, and management of children and adolescents with ankyloglossia at an otorhinolaryngological practice at a tertiary institution in Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, hospital-based study of all children and adolescent patients who presented with tongue-tie in the Ear, Nose and Throat Department of Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. The study was carried out over a period of 10 years. Structured interviewer-administered questionnaires were administered to consenting patients to obtain data. Data obtained were collated and analysed using SPSS version 23. Data were expressed using frequency tables, percentages, bar and pie charts. Results: A total of 18,431 patients were seen over the study period (2014 to 2023) out of which 94 (0.51%) presented with complaints of tongue-tie and 43 (0.23%) were diagnosed with ankyloglossia. Among the patients who presented with tongue tie, the peak age group was 1-5 years. There was male preponderance with a maleto- female ratio of 2.8:1.0. Urban dwellers accounted for 59.6%. There was no family history of ankyloglossia in the majority of the cases. Parents brought the patients in 45(47.9%) of the cases. The commonest presenting complaint was challenge with verbal communication among the patients as seen in 51(54.3%) of the patients presenting with tongue tie. No prior intervention was instituted in 8.5% while family physicians treated 43.6%. Normal tongue was recorded in 51(54.3%) cases. Ankyloglossia was diagnosed in 43(45.7%) cases, and other diagnoses included delayed developmental milestones in 23.4% and articulation disorder in 19.1%. In those with confirmed ankyloglossia, the commonest degree of ankyloglossia was mild (class 1) ankyloglossia. The commonest surgical treatment offered to patients diagnosed with tongue- tie was frenulotomy in 33(76.7%) cases. Conclusion: Understanding the anatomical definition of ankyloglossia is significant in the diagnosis and management of patients because many patients were wrongly diagnosed and treated for ankyloglossia. Hearing assessment should be done on children with suspected ankyloglossia because of possible articulation problems. Some of the patients that could not communicate properly were found to have hearing problems and not ankyloglossia. (© Association of Resident Doctors, UCH, Ibadan.) |
| Competing Interests: | There is no conflict of interest. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Ankyloglossia; Frenulotomy; Frenulum; Speech disorder; Tongue-tie |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20251217 Date Completed: 20251217 Latest Revision: 20251219 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC12704337 |
| PMID: | 41404095 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1597-1627 |
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