Severe ankyloglossia may result in in adequate milk intake, prolonged feeding times,
maternal nipple pain or bleeding, and rarely, failure to thrive. 4, 5 Poor latching because of …

Tongue-tie (partial ankyloglossia) is a congenital condition in which the membrane under
the tongue is too short or may be attached too near the tip of the tongue, thereby preventing …

The most common symptom attributed to ankyloglossia is difficulty breast feeding due to
poor latch, inefficient milk extraction and/or maternal nipple pain. During the past two …

Objectives To determine the incidence of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in the well-baby
population, and to determine whether patients with ankyloglossia experience breastfeeding …

Background Clinical experience has identified neonatal ankyloglossia, or “tongue-tie,” in a
breastfeeding infant, as a potential source of maternal nipple discomfort and trauma, and of …

The term'ankyloglossia'comes from the Greek words' agkilos' for crooked or loop
and'glossa'for tongue (1, 2). Ankyloglossia ('tongue-tie', short frenulum) is observed in …

This article contrasts two very different experiences of one mother breastfeeding her two
sons to demonstrate the potential impact of ankyloglossia on breastfeeding. When too …

Ankyloglossia (or tongue-tie) is a relatively uncommon congenital anomaly defined by an
abnormally short lingual frenulum. Associations between tongue-tie and breastfeeding …

Abstract Ankyloglossia ('tongue-tie') is a relatively common congenital anomaly
characterized by an abnormally short lingual frenulum, which may restrict tongue tip mobility …

The lingual frenulum is a fold of tissue that attaches the ventral surface of the tongue to the
floor of the mouth. Embryologically, the tongue separates from the floor of the mouth through …