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 is a congenital condition commonly known of as "tongue-tie," where the thin band of tissue (lingual frenulum) attaching the middle part of the underside of the tongue to the floor of the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...