Understanding the Lingual Frenulum: Histological Structure, Tissue Composition, and Implications for Tongue Tie Surgery

Table 1

Cadaver details.

Technique	Cadavers	Numbers	Preparation for histology	Age range; (average); years	Male: female
A	Embalmed	10	Anterior tongue “resting” on FOM; No tension on frenulum	54–96 (85)	5:5
B	Fresh tissue	3	Tongue frozen in elevated position for harvesting of frenulum	64–85 (78)	1:2
	TOTAL	13		54–96 (83)	6:7