Maternal report of difficulty with infant latch or nipple pain while breastfeeding
Report of...
Observation if there is no functional impairment of breastfeeding or speech
Surgical treatment if functional impairment is present
Treatment is frenotomy—incision of lingual fr...
Infants should be seen about 1 week after frenotomy to assess feeding and weight gain.
Older children should be seen about 6 weeks after surgery to assess function...
Buryk M, Bloom D, Shope T. Efficacy of neonatal release of ankyloglossia: a randomized trial. Pediatrics. 2011;128(2):280–288. [View Abstract on OvidInsights]
Chinnadurai S, Fr...
750.0 Tongue tie
779.31 Feeding problems in newborn
Q38.1 Ankyloglossia
P92.8 Other feeding problems of newborn
67787004 tongue tie (disorder)
206568009 Difficulty in feeding at breast...
Q: What is the appropriate time to perform frenotomy in breastfeeding newborns with ankyloglossia?
A: Optimal timing is not known. A reasonable approach is to allow enough time to establish that th...
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