March 2016. Volume 12. Number 1

Frenotomy is a procedure still not supported for the treatment of ankyloglossia

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Francis DO, Krishnaswami S, McPheeters M. Treatment of ankyloglossia and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2015;135:e1458-66.
Reviewer: Cuestas Montañés EJ1.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 03/01/2016
Acceptance date: 21/01/2016
Publication date: 27/01/2016

Abstract

Author’s conclusions: a small body of evidence suggests that frenotomy may be associated with mother-reported improvements in breastfeeding, and potentially in nipple pain, but with small, short-term studies with inconsistent methodology, strength of the evidence is low to insufficient.

Reviewers’ commentary: we will evaluate the damage and benefits of the lingual frenectomy in each particular case until we have more evidence.

How to cite this article

Cuestas Montañés E. La frenectomía es un procedimiento aún no avalado para el tratamiento de la anquiloglosia. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:6.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Francis DO, Krishnaswami S, McPheeters M. Treatment of ankyloglossia and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2015;135:e1458-66.
Reviewer: Cuestas Montañés EJ1.
1Servicio de Pediatría y Neonatología. Hospital Privado. Centro Formador. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.
Correspondence: Eduardo José Cuestas Montañés. Email: eduardo.cuestas@gmail.com
Reception date: 03/01/2016
Acceptance date: 21/01/2016
Publication date: 27/01/2016

How to cite this article

Cuestas Montañés E. La frenectomía es un procedimiento aún no avalado para el tratamiento de la anquiloglosia. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:6.

References

  1. Francis DO, Krishnaswami S, McPheeters M. Treatment of ankyloglossia and breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review. Pediatrics 2015;135:e1458-66.
  2. Latch breastfeeding assessment. Disponible en: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/breastfeeding/Documents/MO-LatchBreastfeedingAssessment.pdf
  3. Hasan A, Cousin G. Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie). Afr J Paediatr Surg. 2015;12:101.
  4. Brookes A, Bowley DM. Tongue tie: the evidence for frenotomy. Early Hum Dev. 2014;90:765-8.
  5. Chinnadurai S, Francis DO, Epstein RA, Morad A, Kohanim S, McPheeters M. Treatment of ankyloglossia for reasons other than breastfeeding: a systematic review. Pediatrics. 2015;135:e1467-74.
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