"Lingual frenulum" is the medical term for the skin under your tongue. Some infants and adults need this skin cut, particularly if they have feeding or speech challenges. Several procedures can ...

A study by Benoiton et al 3 evaluated 34 infants within 24 hours of frenotomy for ankyloglossia and/or tethered, maxillary labial frenum (upper lip tie) and 2 weeks later. The Hazelbaker Assessment ...

This randomized trial included 58 infant-mother dyads. The goal was to determine whether early release of ankyloglossia provided benefit to infants as measured by total duration of breastfeeding. The ...