%0 Journal Article
%T Speech and Language Outcomes in Patients with Ankyloglossia Undergoing Frenulectomy: A Retrospective Pilot Study
%A Alyssa R. Terk
%A Brian J. McKinnon
%A Jason E. Cohn
%A Marissa Evarts
%A Matthew J. Brennan
%A Srihari Daggumati
%J Archive of "OTO Open".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2473974X19826943
%X Ankyloglossia is a controversial topic with no standardized treatment guidelines. A retrospective chart review was conducted to identify children who underwent lingual frenulectomy for speech and language impairment. Impairment severity was recorded pre- and postoperatively as mild, mild to moderate, moderate, moderate to severe, or severe. Variables were tested with chi-square analysis for their statistical relationship to improvements in speech and language. Children with preoperative moderate and moderate-to-severe speech and language impairment attained better speech and language outcomes after frenulectomy as compared with children with mild and mild-to-moderate impairment (100% vs 82%, P = .015). Sutured closure after frenulectomy was associated with better speech and language improvements (100% vs 83%, P = .033). One could consider observation of patients with mild and mild-to-moderate speech and language impairments. Sutured closure might result in better improvements in speech and language impairments. This pilot study sheds light on the potential impact of a larger study currently underway
%K ankyloglossia
%K tongue-tie
%K frenulum
%K frenulectomy
%K pediatric otolaryngology
%K speech
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6572914/