D. The Possum d.gov.au j doi: 10.5 Clinically significant tongue-tie in breastfeeding pairs was overlooked during the second half of the 20th century. Tongue-tie (and the newer diagnoses of upper lip tie and posterior tongue-tie) have received increased attention following the resurgent commitment of women to breastfeeding over the past decade and the growth in numbers of breastfeeding support ...

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 Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (HATLFF) has been developed to give a quantitative assessment of the tongue-tie and recommendation about frenotomy (release of the frenulum). The aim of this study was to...

AIM To produce a simple tool with good transferability to provide a consistent assessment of tongue appearance and function in infants with tongue-tie. METHODS The Bristol Tongue Assessment Tool (BTAT) was developed based on clinical practice and with reference to the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function (ATLFF). This paper documents 224 tongue assessments using the BTAT. ...

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...

Conclusions: It is becoming more common for neonates with biomechanical dysfunctions affecting breastfeeding to present to a chiropractor. This biomechanical dysfunction along with congenital limitations should be explored to solve breastfeeding issues. This case suggests that the frenotomy procedure can help breastfeeding difficulties linked to tongue-tie. Considering the evidence published in...

Zusammenfassung Die Zunge hat eine zentrale Aufgabe bei vielerlei Aufgaben. Stillen, angemessene Ernährung und altersgemäßer Gewichtsverlauf sind einige davon – wichtige Anliegen in der Pädiatrie. Auch Problemen mit Essen, Aussprache, Schlucken oder Zahnstellung kann eingeschränkte Zungenbeweglichkeit durch ein zu kurzes Zungenband Rolle spielen, da dadurch die erforderlichen Lernprozesse für B...

Introduction:-The frenum is a mucous membrane fold that attaches the lip , cheek and tongue to alveolar mucosa, gingiva, underlying periosteum .Aesthetic problems are caused by high maxillary which may compromise orthodontic treatment results in midline diastema cases, thus causing recurrence after treatment. Ankyloglossia, also called as tongue-tie, an embryological anatomical malformation of ...

OBJECTIVES Recent reports have highlighted the benefits of surgical division of tongue-tie (frenulotomy) in infants with breastfeeding difficulties. There is no clear consensus defining the appropriate age for this procedure to be undertaken in selected infants. We aimed to evaluate the impact of delays in time between referral and frenulotomy in relation to maternal abandonment of breastfeedin...