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Prevalence of Ankyloglossia in Portuguese Newborns and Its Effect on Exclusive Breastfeeding and Maternal Nipple Pain During Postpartum Hospitalization [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate the association between ankyloglossia and breastfeeding outcomes, particularly exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and maternal nipple pain during the immediate postpartum period and to estimate the prevalence of ankyloglossia in a ...
J. Morgado Dias, DDS +4 more
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding self-efficacy in newborns: a birth cohort study [PDF]
Background The impact of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) on breastfeeding outcomes may be overestimated and surgical treatment in newborns remains a controversial topic.
Carlos Alberto Feldens +5 more
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Tongue-tie which is also known as ankyloglossia originated from the Greek word “agkilos” which means curved and glossa which means tongue. Ankyloglossia is usually associated with difficulty in speech articulation and breastfeeding as it causes limited ...
Aishwarya Madhukar Kale +3 more
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Superior ankyloglossia syndrome
We report a rare case of superior ankyloglossia syndrome in a male neonate who had palatoglossal adhesion, cleft palate, patent ductus arteriosus, penile chordee without hypospadias and penoscrotal transposition.
Tanvir Kabir Chowdhury +4 more
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Is Inhaled Colostrum as Effective as Inhaled Lavender Essential Oil for Pain Control in Neonatal Frenotomies? A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Neonatal pain must be treated due to its potential short- and long-term adverse effects. A frenotomy is a painful procedure where common strategies to relieve pain (oral sucrose solutions and sucking) cannot be used because the ...
Silvia Maya-Enero +5 more
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Ankyloglossia is a condition of limited tongue mobility caused by a short lingual frenulum. The diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia are still controversial.
Mehmet Ali Narsat +3 more
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Effect of exercise on electrocardiography and stress behavior of kangal shepherd dogs with ankyloglossia [PDF]
Effect of exercise has been studied on electrocardiography and stress behavioral parameters of 12 male Kangal shepherd dogs with ankyloglossia and 15 male Kangal shepherd dogs without ankyloglossia were compared.
Mustafa KOÇKAYA
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding: what is the evidence of association between them?
Purpose: to investigate the scientific evidence, in the literature, of the relationship between ankyloglossia and breastfeeding difficulties. Methods: an integrative review of the literature.
Mariana do Rêgo Barros de Andrade Fraga +5 more
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Ankyloglossia as a Barrier to Breastfeeding: A Literature Review
This is a literature review of ankyloglossia and its correlation with lactation problems. Ankyloglossia, commonly referred to as tongue-tie, brings about functional difficulties and, in some cases, may lead to early weaning.
Eirini Tomara +3 more
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Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding [PDF]
Ankyloglossia (or tongue-tie) is a relatively uncommon congenital anomaly defined by an abnormally short lingual frenulum. Associations between tongue-tie and breastfeeding problems in infants have been inconsistent, and are a longstanding source of controversy in the medical community.
Rowan-Legg, Anne +7 more
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