Background In the past 10–15 years, there has been increased concern about ankyloglossia
and its effect on infant breastfeeding. This has been associated with increased performance …

Introduction With nationwide effort to increase breastfeeding rates in newborns and infants
in recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the diagnosis of ankyloglossia, and …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to assess the effect of office-based
frenotomy on reversing breastfeeding difficulties among infants with problematic …

Objective Frenotomy for ankyloglossia has increased nearly 10-fold over the past few
decades despite insufficient evidence that the procedure improves breastfeeding outcomes …

Breastfeeding plays a key role in the development of the baby, in addition to the benefits to
the mother and this dyad. Among the possible difficulties in this process, we have …

Background: Infant tongue-tie can cause breastfeeding problems, which may be improved
by frenotomy. However, controversy exists among the medical community. Research aim: To …

OBJECTIVES: To measure maternal breast feeding benefit after infant frenotomy. To
investigate if timing of neonatal/infant frenotomy affects outcome. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort …

Objectives The aims of the study were to describe tongue function in infants experiencing
breastfeeding difficulties and to examine changes in breastfeeding after frenotomy …

Background Controversy exists regarding ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) and its clinical impact
on breastfeeding, including the benefits, or otherwise, of tongue-tie release (frenotomy). As …

Importance Inpatient surgical release of lingual frenulums rose 10-fold between 1997 and
2012 despite insufficient evidence that frenotomy for ankyloglossia is associated with …