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Case Reports
. 2024 Aug 1;154(2):e2024067605.
doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-067605.

Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report

Jennifer Thomas  1 , Maya Bunik  2 , Alison Holmes  3 , Martha Ann Keels  4 , Brenda Poindexter  5 , Anna Meyer  6 , Alison Gilliland  7 ; SECTION ON BREASTFEEDING; SECTION ON ORAL HEALTH; COUNCIL ON QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY; COMMITTEE ON FETUS & NEWBORN; SECTION ON OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
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Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report

Jennifer Thomas et al. Pediatrics. .

Abstract

Ankyloglossia refers to a congenitally tight lingual frenulum that limits the motion of the tongue. Whether the release of a tight lingual frenulum in neonates improves breastfeeding is not clear. Because many of the symptoms of ankyloglossia overlap those of other breastfeeding difficulties, a team partnership is necessary.

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