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Clinical and electromyographic evaluation pre and post lingual frenotomy of an infant with ankyloglossia: A case report

Avaliação clínica e eletromiográfica de bebê com anquiloglossia pré e pós-frenotomia lingual: relato de caso

Daniele Fontes Ferreira Bernardes; Viviane Veroni Degan; Giédre Berretin-Felix

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Abstract

The goal is to present a clinical case of a baby diagnosed with ankyloglossia evaluated clinically and by surface electromyography, during bottle sucking before and after 15, 30 and 60 days of lingual frenotomy. Based on the anatomofunctional evaluation of the Tongue Frenulum Assessment Protocol in Babies, interference of the lingual frenulum was identified. The tongue, during sleep, was positioned on the floor of the mouth. The initial electromyographic evaluation of the suprahyoid muscles, during bottle feeding, showed asymmetry in root mean square (RMS) values, in microvolts (μV), between the right and left suprahyoid muscles. The evaluation was repeated after 15, 30 and 60 days after lingual frenotomy. After 15 days, appropriate lip and tongue posture, coordinated sucking movements, and absence of noises or choking were observed. After 30 days, symmetry was observed between the suprahyoid muscles, which was maintained 60 days after the surgical procedure. After lingual frenotomy, the adequacy of the position of lips and tongue, during rest and sleep, was reestablished within 15 days, and after 30 days of the procedure, there was adequacy of the tongue posture, during crying, and symmetry of the electromyographic activity of the suprahyoid muscles, during sucking. The results were maintained until the end of the study.

Keywords

Ankyloglossia; Lingual Frenulum; Suction; Electromyography

Resumo

O objetivo é apresentar um caso clínico de um bebê diagnosticado com anquiloglossia, avaliado clinicamente e por eletromiografia de superfície na sucção de mamadeira antes e após 15, 30 e 60 dias da frenotomia lingual. Baseado na avaliação anatomofuncional do Protocolo de Avaliação do Frênulo da Língua em Bebês, identificou-se interferência do frênulo lingual. A língua, durante o sono, apresentava-se no assoalho da boca. A avaliação eletromiográfica inicial dos músculos supra-hioideos, na sucção por mamadeira, mostrou assimetria no root mean square (RMS), em microvolts (μV), entre os músculos supra-hioideos direitos e esquerdos. A avaliação foi repetida após 15, 30 e 60 dias da frenotomia lingual. Após 15 dias observaram-se postura de lábio e língua adequadas, sucção com movimentos coordenados, ausência de ruídos ou engasgos. Após 30 dias observou-se simetria entre os músculos supra-hioideos, que se manteve 60 dias após o procedimento cirúrgico. Após a frenotomia lingual, a adequação da posição de lábios e língua, durante repouso e sono, foram restabelecidas em 15 dias, e, após 30 dias do procedimento, ocorreu adequação da postura de língua no choro e simetria da atividade eletromiográfica dos músculos supra-hioideos na sucção. Os resultados foram mantidos até o fim do estudo.

Palavras-chave

Anquiloglossia; Freio Lingual; Sucção; Eletromiografia

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Submitted date:
12/05/2023

Accepted date:
06/18/2024

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