Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report
Jennifer Thomas, Maya Bunik, Alison Holmes, Martha Ann Keels, Brenda B. Poindexter, Anna K. Meyer, Alison M. Gilliland, SECTION ON BREASTFEEDING, Sahira Long, Monica Richter, Emily Hannon, Ann Kellams, Tara Williams, Lori Feldman‐Winter, Sharon Mass, Larry Noble, Rose St. Fleur, Lisa M. Stellwagen, Jennifer Thomas, Joan Younger Meek, Mary OʼConnor, Julie Ware, Kera Beskin, Ngozi Onyema-Melton, SECTION ON ORAL HEALTH, Jeffrey M. Karp, Eric L. Beyer, Chevon Brooks, C E Kimball, Anupama Rao Tate, Lauren Feldman, Matt Zaborowski, Matt Crespin, Amr M. Moursi, Kera Beskin, Ulfat Shaikh, Francisco Javier Álvarez Gutiérrez, John Chuo, Meghan Drayton Jackson, Julia M. Kim, Mary Beth Miotto, Raina Paul, Corinna J. Rea, Sandra P. Spencer, Amy Tyler, Joyee Vachani, Cathleen Guch, Eric C. Eichenwald, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Charleta Guillory, Mark L. Hudak, David Kaufman, Camilia R. Martin, Ashley Lucke, Margaret Parker, Arun Pramanik, Kelly C. Wade, Timothy Jancelewicz, Michael Narvey, Russell Miller, Wanda D. Barfield, Lisa M. Grisham, Jim Couto, SECTION ON OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY, Jeffrey S. Simons, Steven E. Sobol, Kavita Dedhia, Thomas Gallagher, Peggy Elaine Kelley, Pamela Anne Mudd, Samuel T. Ostrower, Eileen M. Raynor, Brian K. Reilly, Alanna M. Windsor, Vivian B. Thorne
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.