The effects of office-based frenotomy for anterior and posterior ankyloglossia on breastfeeding

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 827-832

  O'Callahan, Cliff ^a   Macary, Susan ^a   Clemente, Stephanie ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankyloglossia; Breastfeeding; Frenotomy; Pediatric otorhinolaryngology; Pediatric primary care; Tongue tie

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANKYLOGLOSSIA; ANTERIOR ANKYLOGLOSSIA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTALGIA; OFFICE BASED FRENOTOMY; ORAL SURGERY; POSTERIOR ANKYLOGLOSSIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINGUAL FRENUM; MALE; MOTHERS; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876736724     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.02.022     Document Type: Article

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