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ANKYLOGLOSSIA (TONGUE-TIE) 

•  A congenital anomaly of variable severity characterised by an abnormally short lingual

frenulum, which may restrict movement of the tongue. 

In severe cases the tongue is joined to the bottom of the mouth .

Symptoms

•  Many tongue-ties are asymptomatic and cause no  problem but some cases may have :

    - Breastfeeding difficulties

    - sore nipples 

    - poor weight gain

Treatment :

Frenotomy ( surgical release  of the tongue-tie )

Complications of frenotomy

  Infrequent, but may include: 

            •  bleeding 

            •  infection 

            •  ulceration 

            •  pain 

            •  damage to tongue and surrounding area 

            •  recurrence of  tongue-tie   

N.B.      In an infant with tongue-tie  and feeding difficulties, surgical release  of the tongue-tie does not consistently improve infant feeding , but is  likely to improve maternal  nipple pain .