OBJECTIVE Ankyloglossia in breastfeeding infants can cause ineffective latch, inadequate milk transfer, and maternal nipple pain, resulting in untimely weaning. The question of whether the performance of a frenuloplasty benefits the breastfeeding dyad in such a situation remains controversial. We wished to 1) define significant ankyloglossia, 2) determine the incidence in breastfeeding infants,...

BACKGROUND Ankyloglossia has been associated with a variety of infant-feeding problems. Frenotomy commonly is performed for relief of ankyloglossia, but there has been a lack of convincing data to support this practice. OBJECTIVES Our primary objective was to determine whether frenotomy for infants with ankyloglossia improved maternal nipple pain and ability to breastfeed. A secondary objecti...

ABSTRACT Purpose Verify the position of lips and tongue at rest in newborns with without ankyloglossia. Methods Cross-sectional study, carried out 130 University Hospital. Data collection was performed by researcher speech-language pathologists from Information on gestational age, sex, weight, height days life collected. The evaluated through visual inspection asleep. After were awakened, Neona...

developmental disturbances of the tongue (aglossia, macroglossia, microglossia, and ankyloglossia) can adversely affect the development of the surrounding structures including the palate, alveolar process, and teeth. these developmental disturbances impair functions such as mastication, speech, and swallowing. ankyloglossia is of various types and may be associated with other syndromic features...

Speech disorders in ankyloglossia, especially in the young children, were studied from various clinical points and the treatment method was discussed. The subjects were classified into Group A of over 5 years of age and Group B of less than 5 years of age, and also they were classified into Patterns I to IV, according to the site of articulation of the tongue. Then the subjects were discussed f...

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 that in infants with ankyloglossia referred because of breast-feeding difficulties, frenotomy alleviates the symptoms. METHODS Twenty-five mothers of healthy infants with ankyloglossia were recruited because of s...

Title: Effect of frenotomy on breastfeeding variables in infants with ankyloglossia (tongue-tie): a prospective before and after cohort study. Authors: Kathryn Muldoon ([email protected]) Louise Gallagher ([email protected]) Denise McGuinness ([email protected]) Valerie Smith ([email protected]) Version: 2 Date: 19 Jul 2017 Author’s response to reviews: PRCH-D-17-00115 Effect of frenotomy on breastfeedin...

Ankyloglossia is a disease characterized by difficulty in breast-feeding, limitation of tongue, and speech disorders. Prevalence of the disease is %1-10 in the literature (1). Cold knife, Laser surgery, electro cautery methods are used in the surgical treatment of the disease. Coblation radiofrequency technology provides low temperature work with minimal damage to neighborhood tissues. We prese...

This paper reports a series of clinical cases of ankyloglossia in children, which were approached by different techniques: frenotomy and frenectomy with the use of one hemostat, two hemostats, a groove director or laser. Information on the indications, contraindications, advantages and disadvantages of the techniques was also presented. Children diagnosed with ankyloglossia were subjected to di...