ankyloglossia

Use of Z plasty for ankyloglossia: Report of 38 cases

应用Z成形术矫正舌系带过短38例报告

Methods 32 cases of complications of the ankylotomy in the babies of ankyloglossia were reviewed and followed up.

方法收集32例在婴儿期接受舌系带剪断术的患儿，术后出现多种并发症，经二期手术矫正和术后随访。

Methods: 3,656 patients ( 2 weeks to 14 years old) with ankyloglossia from 1992 to 1999 were treated by ankylotomy in Jiangxi Children's Hospital.

方法：收集1992～1999年在江西省儿童医院口腔科接受舌系带过短延长矫正术患儿3656例（年龄2周～14岁）。

Her dentist suggested it may be because she was born with a slightly shorter than average tongue, caused by having an unusually thick lingual frenulum-a condition known as Ankyloglossia, or commonly as" Tongue Tie".

她的牙医推测，问题可能出在她的舌系带明显较厚，从而导致舌头生来就比普通人的短，这种情况被称为舌系带短缩或者更通俗地称为结舌。