Abstract Objectives To assess the Efficacy of Frenotomy with regard to Breastfeeding and
Reflux Improvement (BRIEF) in infants with breastfeeding problems. Materials and methods …

Background: Lingual frenotomy improves patient-reported outcome measures, including
infant reflux and maternal nipple pain, and prolongs the nursing relationship; however, many …

Background Tongue-tie (ankylglossia) occurs when there is an anterior attachment near the
tip of the tongue resulting in restricted tongue movement. It is reported to be a cause of poor …

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 …

Introduction: Breastfeeding difficulties are sometimes attributable to tongue-tie with short-
term relief after frenotomy. Limited follow-up is available, and predictors for nonsuccessful …

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

Aim The aims of this systematic review were to first identify and summarise original research
that compared symptoms of problematic feeding in infants with tongue tie before and after …

Treatment of tongue-tie in infants suggests improvements for breastfeeding mothers,
including reduced nipple pain and improved latching onto the breast. The effects of …

Background: Tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly in which the short lingual frenulum or
highly attached genioglossus muscle restricts tongue movement. NICE (2005) called for …

Purpose To study the effects of frenulotomy on nipple pain, latch and the success in
exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) at 3-month follow-up. Methods A prospective cross-sectional …