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

OBJECTIVE: Ankyloglossia is a congenital condition characterized by an abnormally short,
thickened, or tight lingual frenulum that restricts tongue mobility. The objective of this study …

PURPOSE: Ankyloglossia (“tongue-tie”) occurs in nearly 5% of neonates, but its clinical
significance relating to breast-feeding difficulties is controversial. We tested the hypothesis …

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 …

Background About 3% of infants are born with a tongue-tie which may lead to breastfeeding
problems such as ineffective latch, painful attachment or poor weight gain. The Hazelbaker …

Aim Tongue tie is a common problem affecting breastfeeding due to poor infant latch and/or
maternal pain. Evidence of whether treatment improves breastfeeding outcomes is …

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: In mother-infant pairs experiencing breastfeeding difficulties, frenulotomy for
tongue-tie may improve breastfeeding. We tested the hypothesis that those experiencing …

This report describes the diagnostic approach and frenotomy in a newborn with
breastfeeding difficulty, and the observation and analysis during the following 6 months. The …

Aim This study aimed to determine the impact of laser surgical tongue-tie, lip-tie, buccal tie
release on breastfeeding and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) in a prospective …