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  2. Does my baby have a tongue-tie? Experts share symptoms ... - AOL

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    Tongue-ties affect nearly 5 percent of all newborns. What are the signs a baby has a tongue-tie? And how is tongue-tie treated? Yahoo Life asked parents and experts to share their own stories.

  3. Ankyloglossia - Wikipedia

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    Messner et al. [6] studied ankyloglossia and infant feeding. Thirty-six infants with ankyloglossia were compared to a control group without ankyloglossia. The two groups were followed for six months to assess possible breastfeeding difficulties; defined as nipple pain lasting more than six weeks, or infant difficulty latching onto or staying onto the mother's breast.

  4. What parents should know after report suggests tongue-tie may ...

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    A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests health care providers may be diagnosing too many cases of tongue-tie in babies and children, leading to unnecessary surgeries. Also ...

  5. Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly ... - AOL

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    Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.

  6. Frenulum of the tongue - Wikipedia

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    During the sixth week of gestation, the medial nasal processes approach each other to form a single globular process that in time gives rise to the nasal tip, columella, prolabium, frenulum of the upper lip, and the primary palate. [2] As the tongue continues to develop, frenulum cells undergo apoptosis, retracting away from the tip of the ...

  7. Nipple pain in breastfeeding - Wikipedia

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    On the other side, nipple pain caused by tongue-tie can seek a surgical therapy called frenotomy on infants. In this surgery, the frenulum under the tongue will be clipped to improve latch and remove the restriction of tongue movement. [1] [21] [28] Hence, breastfeeding efficiency can be improved. [10]

  8. Boisean who urges tongue-tie fix on babies is investigated ...

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    The “tongue-tie” procedure is touted as a way to help new mothers breastfeed. ... and met with her when she was about 30 weeks pregnant and a dozen more times after her delivery. She calls ...

  9. Orofacial myofunctional disorders - Wikipedia

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    Tongue thrusting is a type of orofacial myofunctional disorder, which is defined as habitual resting or thrusting the tongue forward and/or sideways against or between the teeth while swallowing, chewing, resting, or speaking. Abnormal swallowing patterns push the upper teeth forward and away from the upper alveolar processes and cause open bites.