The effect of tongue-tie division on breastfeeding and speech articulation: A systematic review

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 635-646

  Webb, Amanda N ^a   Hao, Weibo ^b   Hong, Paul ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankyloglossia; Breastfeeding; Frenotomy; Frenulectomy; Frenuloplasty; Speech articulation; Systematic review; Tongue tie

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOGLOSSIA; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT BREASTFEEDING ASSESSMENT TOOL; LATCH AUDIBLE SWALLOWING TYPE OF NIPPLE COMFORT AND HOLD SCORE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MILK PRODUCTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISORDER; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; BREAST FEEDING; HUMANS; LINGUAL FRENUM; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; SPEECH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876733316     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.03.008     Document Type: Review

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