Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) can contribute to the inability to exclusively breastfeed for the recommended 6 month duration. The parents of a 3.5-month-old infant present to a primary care clinician ...

Tongue tie, also known as Ankyloglossia, is a congenital disorder that can affect a variety of functions from speech to feeding. Tongue tie is a condition arising from the total or partial fusion of ...

Ankyloglossia, commonly known as tongue‐tie, is a congenital condition characterised by a shortened or thickened lingual frenulum that restricts the movement of the tongue. This restriction can lead ...

Before any treatment is offered, every nursing dyad with painful or ineffective feeding should undergo a comprehensive breastfeeding assessment. HealthDay News — In a new clinical report issued by the ...

Studies have shown a growing number of infants being diagnosed with ankyloglossia – a congenitally tight lingual frenulum that limits the motion of the tongue, more commonly referred to as tongue-tie.

Nov. 7, 2002 — Frenuloplasty is a successful strategy to resolve ankyloglossia, a common problem in newborns that disrupts normal breastfeeding, according to a report published online in the November ...

Pediatricians and other specialists have an important role in identifying ankyloglossia and its effect on breastfeeding in infants, according to a clinical report and set of recommendations from the ...

Posterior ankyloglossia diagnosis was missed in this particular case because the infant breastfed on-demand at birth, gained weight appropriately, and did not have an obvious anterior tongue-tie on ...