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- Title
Ankyloglossia: assessment, incidence, and effect of frenuloplasty on the breastfeeding dyad.
- Authors
Ballard, Jeanne L; Auer, Christine E; Khoury, Jane C
- Abstract
Ankyloglossia in breastfeeding infants can cause ineffective latch, inadequate milk transfer, and maternal nipple pain, resulting in untimely weaning. The question of whether the performance of a frenuloplasty benefits the breastfeeding dyad in such a situation remains controversial. We wished to 1) define significant ankyloglossia, 2) determine the incidence in breastfeeding infants, and 3) measure the effectiveness of the frenuloplasty procedure with respect to solving specific breastfeeding problems in mother-infant dyads who served as their own controls.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2002, Vol 110, Issue 5, pe63
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.110.5.e63