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    Prevalence of the short lingual frenulum in newborns in their first pediatric dentistry consultation at the National Maternal Perinatal Institute of Lima in the period 2017-2019.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2020-12-30) Cerna Corcuera, Keyssy Geovanni; Arauzo Sinchez, Carlos Javier
    Objective: To determine the prevalence of short lingual frenulum in newborns during their first pediatric dental consultation at the National Maternal Perinatal Institute of Lima-Peru in the period 2017-2019. Materials and Methods: Observational study, with a descriptive, retrospective longitudinal design. The population consisted of a sample of 1,408 newborns with their respective pediatric dental records. Results: The prevalence of short lingual frenulum in our population during 2017-2019 was 20.6% of infants. We also found that 8.2% (2017), 7.8% (2018), and 4.6% (2019) of infants had a short lingual frenulum. The incidence of short lingual frenulum in boys and girls was 3.86% over the years 2017-2019. The incidence rate was 2.16 per thousand births in 2018 and 1.70 per thousand births in 2019. The presence of the short lingual frenulum was more prevalent in males, infants whose gestational period was full-term. From 2017-2019, it was found that 50% of infants with a short lingual frenulum underwent frenectomy. Conclusions: The prevalence of the short lingual frenulum is low and has been decreasing each year, but an evaluation of the oral cavity should still be performed in the first months of life.