Tongue-tie, breastfeeding difficulties and the role of Frenotomy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 687-689

  Kumar, Manoj ^a   Kalke, Erica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b STOLLERY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankyloglossia; Breastfeeding; Frenotomy; Tongue tie

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOGLOSSIA; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDING DISORDER; FRENOTOMY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MASTALGIA; NIPPLE; ORAL SURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST FEEDING; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINGUAL FRENUM; TONGUE DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861823879     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02661.x     Document Type: Review

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