Identification and management of ankyloglossia and its effect on breastfeeding in infants: Clinical report
Authors
Jennifer Thomas, Advocate Health - MidwestFollow
Maya Bunik, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado, School of Medicine, and Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado.
Alison Holmes, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Health Children's/Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Martha Ann Keels, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, and Division of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Health, Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Brenda Poindexter, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Anna Meyer, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Alison Gilliland, Children's Medical Center, Denver, Colorado.
Recommended Citation
Thomas J, Bunik M, Holmes A, et al. Identification and Management of Ankyloglossia and Its Effect on Breastfeeding in Infants: Clinical Report. Pediatrics. 2024;154(2):e2024067605. doi:10.1542/peds.2024-067605
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.
