Infant
This procedure is commonly done on infants and involves only an incision on the lingual frenum for release
What is frenotomy?
This adjunct therapy can be used to train children's muscles who have a hard time speaking, swallowing, chewing and breathing.
What is myofunctional therapy?
This is what it is called when the tongue drops back into the airway, sometimes due to a syndrome or medical condition, but also due to overzealous frenectomy procedures.
What is glossoptosis?
The submandibular duct is also called this
What is the Wharton Duct?
This is the definition of -glossia.
The AAP and WHO recommend breastfeeding for this amount of time.
What is exclusively in the first six months, and as long as mutually beneficial for two years or longer?
This procedure is done to a frenum where tissue is removed.
What is a frenectomy?
This adjunct can be put on the palate to give a visual representation for where the tongue contacts the palate during speech and swallowing.
What is PIP paste?
The lingual nerve is a branch of this cranial nerve.
What is mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve (V3)?
This is the definition of ankylo-
What is stuck?
The current theory of breastfeeding relies on this concept for latching. In other words, what is the most important part of expressing milk out of the glands?
What is a vacuum?
A clockwise growth pattern leads to this type of vertical growth anomaly.
What is mouth breathing, or dolichofacial growth?
In adults, sleepiness is associated with being tired. Lack of sleep in children is associated with this.
What is hyperactivity?
This is the muscle of the tongue that controls protrusion and lateral movement of the tongue.
What is the genioglossus?
This is a cessation of breathing during sleeping.
What is apnea?
This is when red blood cells have a hard time getting oxygen throughout the body, and is why benzocaine in infants is a contraindication.
What is methemoglobinemia?
This procedure is commonly done for a labial frenum on adolescents with a tight frenum after orthodontics and involves a horizontal incision and repositioning of the tissue vertically.
What is frenuloplasty?
Adenotonsillectomy in combination with maxillary expansion can ease OSA problems, but can't be done at all ages. This is the milestone you can no longer do this.
What is closure of the midpalatal suture?
While benzocaine is contraindicated in infants prior to frenum procedures, this solution has been shown to help decrease pain in procedures for infants and is safe to use.
What is oral sucrose?
This is a group that does systemic reviews and comes to statements in medicine. They do not do original research.
What is the Cochrane Group?
This is when water should be introduced to a baby's diet
What is 6 months?
A counter clockwise growth pattern leads to this vertical growth discrepancy.
What is deep bite or brachycephalic?
This is the first line treatment of OSA, but not necessarily the gold standard.
What is Adenotonsillectomy?
This muscle suspends the tongue in the mouth
What is the mylohyoid?
This is slow or shallowed breathing lasting more than 10 seconds during sleep
What is hypopnea?