Background Tongue‐tie, or ankyloglossia, is a condition whereby the lingual frenulum
attaches near the tip of the tongue and may be short, tight and thick. Tongue‐tie is present in …

Aims Currently there is debate on how best to manage young infants with tongue-tie who
have breastfeeding problems. One of the challenges is the subjectivity of the outcome …

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 A programme was introduced in Canterbury, New Zealand to evaluate the
diagnosis and treatment of frenulum releases in newborn infants with suspected tongue-tie …

There is no universally accepted definition of tongue-tie or ankyloglossia, but it may be
described as a congenital abnormality of the lingual frenulum that limits the range of …

Trial design A randomised, parallel group, pragmatic trial. Setting A large UK maternity
hospital. Participants Term infants< 2 weeks old with a mild or moderate degree of tongue …

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 …

Importance The influence of tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, on breastfeeding is the subject of
growing debate. Restriction of tongue mobility from the frenulum varies greatly among …

Aim We evaluated what determined breastfeeding problems in a non‐selected mother‐
infant cohort, with special reference to tongue‐tie and improvements in breastfeeding …

Tongue tie or ankyloglossia is a congenital variation characterised by a short lingual
frenulum which may result in restriction of tongue movement and thus impact on function …