Treatments for Ankyloglossia and Ankyloglossia With Concomitant Lip-Tie
Francis, D. O., Chinnadurai, S., et al. (2015).
Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, (Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 149. (Prepared by the Vanderbilt Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-2012-00009-I.) AHRQ Publication No. 15-EHC011-EF).
This systematic review investigates the effect of surgical and non-surgical treatments on a variety of outcomes (e.g., feeding, speech, drooling, articulation) in children, birth to 18-years-old, with ankyloglossia or ankyloglossia with concomitant lip-tie.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
<p>Data from this systematic review were also published in the following articles:</p><ul><li>Francis, D. O., Krishnaswami, S., et al. (2015). Treatment of Ankyloglossia and Breastfeeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review. <i>Pediatrics, 135</i>(6), e1458-e1466. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-0658 </li><li>Chinnadurai, S., Francis, D. O., Epstein, R. A., Morad, A., Kohanim, S., & McPheeters, M. (2015). Treatment of Ankyloglossia for Reasons Other Than Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review. <i>Pediatrics, 135</i>(6), e1467-e1474. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-0660</li></ul>
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Randomized controlled trials; cohort study designs; case series; case reports
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<div>No evidence was found to assess non-surgical treatments in children with ankyloglossia or ankyloglossia with a concomitant tight labial frenulum (lip-tie).</div>
