Background: Breastfeeding has abundant biological and psychological benefits. Effective
breastfeeding requires good latching on, which is possible when the infant is able to cup …

The challenge of frenotomy and frenuloplasty lies not in their technical difficulty, but rather, in
appropriate case selection. The possible consequences of ankyloglossia include feeding …

Tongue tie or ankyloglossia has been the subject of much controversy. As defined in this
review, tongue tie occurs when a common minor embryologic tissue remnant—persistence …

Objective. Ankyloglossia in breastfeeding infants can cause ineffective latch, inadequate
milk transfer, and maternal nipple pain, resulting in untimely weaning. The question of …

Ankyloglossia (tongue tie) is a well-recognized cause of breastfeeding difficulties and, if
untreated, can cause maternal nipple pain and trauma, ineffective feeding, and poor infant …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to describe symptoms of problematic feeding in
infants with tongue-tie, evaluate changes in non-nutritive suck measures before and after …

Background The presence of a tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) in an infant may lead to
breastfeeding difficulties, but debate continues about which babies should be treated with …

A prospective study (62 neonates) of ankyloglossia and breastfeeding difficulty is presented.
At 2 weeks post-frenulotomy, there were significant improvements in weight (15±1.2 …

Background: Infants with tongue and possible lip tie often have a poor latch in which there is
often an inadequate seal around the breast and disorganized swallowing. As a result, many …

Background Ankyloglossia is a condition of altered tongue mobility due to the presence of
restrictive tissue between the undersurface of the tongue and the floor of mouth. Potential …