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.

Document Type

Article

PubMed ID

39069819