A swollen lingual frenulum may be caused by an inflamed lymph node. It may also be a blocked salivary gland.
my little boy has a blood blister on his lingual frenulum, is this dangerous
The tongue, situated in the floor of the mouth, is attached by the lingual frenulum
They do.
The frenulum is the skin that attaches the tongue to the floor of the mouth.
The lingual frenulum. This is the thin bit of skin (technically it is a fold of mucosa) which you can see when you lift up your tongue
The Lingual frenulum anchors the tongue to the floor of the mouth. The taste buds located on the tongue's lingual membrane contribute to the experience of food flavour. = If you tore your lingual frenulum it would depend on how bad the tear is as to if you need to go to a doctor. = A small tear should heal by its self
The "frenulum" of tongue or tongue web (also "lingual frenulum" or "frenulum linguæ")
The lingual frenulum
A search of webmd.com was unsuccessful in finding lingual pneumonia. The tissue underneath the tongue is called the lingual frenulum; webmd.com references to the lingualfrenulum related specifically to "tongue - tie(ankyloglossia) a birth defect in which the tissue that attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth (lingual frenulum) is abnormally short."
lingual frenulum
Irritation of the lingual frenulum is most often caused by direct irritation. The frenulum, that thin ligiment directly under the tongue, and that keeps your tongue from touching the tip of your nose, can be irritated by a dental retainer, a tongue piercing, an eating utensil or dental instrument.
submandibular ducts