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Table 4 Healing Index by Landry et al.

From: Lingual laser frenotomy in newborns with ankyloglossia: a prospective cohort study

Parameter

0 points

1 point

Color of tissues

Red > Pink

Pink > Red

Bleeding on palpation

Present

Absent

Granulation tissue

Present

Absent

Incision margins

Exposed connective tissue

Complete epithelization

Suppuration

Present

Absent

  1. The Healing Index assesses the quality of healing ranging from 0 points, meaning poor healing, to 5 points, meaning excellent healing, by summing five items: color of tissues (red > pink = 0 points; pink > red = 1 point); bleeding on palpation (present = 0 points; absent = 1 point); granulation tissue (present = 0 points; absent = 1 point); incision margins (exposed connective tissue = 0 points; complete epithelization = 1 point); suppuration (present = 0 points; absent = 1 point)
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics

ISSN: 1824-7288

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