5/14/16 1 Tiffany Raynor, MD Surgeon, Pediatric Otolaryngology Texas Children's Hospital Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine Benign Oropharyngeal Lesions and Trauma Ankyloglossia (Tongue Tie) • Restriction of tongue movement caused by prominent or short lingual frenulum • Wide variation of opinion regarding significance and management • Some advocate surgery before development of feeding or speech issues • Others recommend waiting until 4 yrs due to chance that frenulum may elongate with time
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Benign Oropharyngeal Lesions and Trauma...Deep Neck Space Infection • Fever • Neck pain • Torticollis • Drooling or dysphagia • Neck swelling • Bleeding from mouth Cerebral
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5/14/16
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Tiffany Raynor, MD Surgeon, Pediatric Otolaryngology Texas Children's Hospital Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine
Benign Oropharyngeal Lesions and Trauma
Ankyloglossia (Tongue Tie)
• Restriction of tongue movement caused by prominent or short lingual frenulum
• Wide variation of opinion regarding significance and management
• Some advocate surgery before development of feeding or speech issues
• Others recommend waiting until 4 yrs due to chance that frenulum may elongate with time