Tongue Tie

These studies look at the effects of tongue tie on breastfeeding and methods to diagnose it.

• Trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia

Joseph, K.S. et al (2016). Temporal trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia, Canada, 2004-2013: a population-based study. CMAJ Open, doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20150063

• The development of a tongue assessment tool

Ingram, J. et al (2015). The development of a tongue assessment tool to assist with tongue-tie identification.

• Does frenotomy help infants with tongue-tie overcome breastfeeding difficulties?

Cawse-Lucas, J. et al (2015). Clinical Inquiry: Does frenotomy help infants with tongue-tie overcome breastfeeding difficulties? J Fam Pract, 2015 Feb;64(2):126-7

• Tongue-tie and frenotomy: achieving a balance

Power & Murphy (2014), Tongue-tie and frenotomy in infants with breastfeeding difficulties: achieving a balance. Archives of Disease in Childhood, doi:10.1136/archdischild-2014-306211