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Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for Assessment and Management of Ankyloglossia in Infants With Breastfeeding Difficulties.

Pediatric dentistry · Dhar V, Marghalani AA, Amini H, Brickhouse T, Caffrey E, Jayaraman J, Keels MA, Messner A, Patterson KK, Raol N, Shrestha P, Stark C, Susarla HK, Thomas J · 2026-07-15

A guideline reviewed evidence on diagnosing and managing tongue-tie in breastfeeding infants, recommending both anatomical and functional assessment and frenotomy in selected cases, while emphasising the need for shared decision-making with parents and further high-quality research.

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