Ressources 

PRÉVELANCES

• The prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged <1 year: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2022
• Restricted tongue mobility and ankyloglossia in 6–8-year-old Vietnamese school children: prevalence and association with tongue strength and endurance. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry.
• Tongue Restriction Questionnaire: A New Screening Tool to Identify Tongue-Tied Patients. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
• Lingual frenulum: classification and speech interference. International Journal of Orofacial Myology
• Ankyloglossia: Assessment, Incidence, and Effect of Frenuloplasty on the Breastfeeding Dyad. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.
• Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of ankyloglossia: Methodologic review. Canadian Family Physician.
• Prevalence of ankyloglossia according to different assessment tools: A meta-analysis.
• Trends of ankyloglossia and lingual frenotomy in hospital settings among children in Denmark.
• Is the Occurrence of Ankyloglossia in Newborns Associated with Breastfeeding Difficulties?
• Prevalence of neonatal ankyloglossia in a tertiary care hospital in Spain: a transversal cross-sectional study
• Temporal trends in ankyloglossia and frenotomy in British Columbia, Canada, 2004-2013- a population-based study
• Prevalence of ankyloglossia according to different assessment tools: a meta-analysis
  

EVALUATIONS

• • Assessment of Lingual Frenulum Lengths in Skeletal Malocclusion. Angle Orthodontist.
  • Assessment of posterior tongue mobility using lingual–palatal suction: Progress towards a functional definition of ankyloglossia. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • Toward a functional definition of ankyloglossia: validating current grading scales for lingual frenulum length and tongue mobility in 1052 subjects.Sleep and Breathing.
  • Case series of 148 tongue-tied newborn babies evaluated with the assessment tool for lingual frenulum function. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • The development of a tongue assessment tool to assist with tongue-tie identification. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
  • Development of a tongue-tie case definition in newborns using a Delphi survey: The NYU-Tongue-Tie Case Definition. Breastfeeding Medicine, 2020.
  • Diagnostic et prise en charge de l’ankyloglossie chez le jeune enfant / Diagnosis and management of ankyloglossia in young children.Archives de Pédiatrie.
  • Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function
  • Reliability of the Hazelbaker Assessment Tool for Lingual Frenulum Function. International Breastfeeding Journal, 2006.
  • Lingual Frenulum Protocol de Marchesan IQ, International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • Lingual Frenulum Protocol with Scores for Infants Martinelli RLC, Marchesan IQ, Berretin-Felix G. International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 2012.
  • Multidisciplinary management of ankyloglossia in childhood. Treatment of 101 cases. A protocol. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • Orofacial Myofunctional Disorders. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Tongue-Tie Assessment and Division: A Time-Critical Intervention to Optimise Breastfeeding. BMJ Paediatrics Open.
  • Evaluation of the lingual frenulum in newborns using two protocols and its association with breastfeeding. Journal of Applied Oral Science.
  • Posterior lingual frenulum in infants: occurrence and maneuver for visual inspection. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • Tendency of tongue positioning during crying in infants with and without lingual frenulum alteration. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
  • New Validated Tool to Diagnose Breastfeeding Dysfunction. Breastfeeding Medicine.
  • Evaluation of the Breastfeeding Dynamics of Neonates with Ankyloglossia via a Novel Ultrasonographic Technique. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound.
  • Tongue restriction questionnaire: a new screening tool to identify tongue-tied patients. Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, 2021.
  • Position of lips and tongue in rest in newborns with and without ankyloglossia.
  • Compensatory strategies for the alveolar flap [ɾ] production in the presence of ankyloglossia.
  • Tongue position for lingual frenulum assessment. de Castro Martinelli, R. L., Marchesan, I. Q., & Berretin-Felix, G. Revista
  • Evaluation of the Breastfeeding Dynamics of Neonates with Ankyloglossia via a Novel Ultrasonographic Technique
  • Diagnosis of ankyloglossia in newborns- is there any difference related to the screening method?
  • Guidelines for the evaluation and management of neonatal ankyloglossia and its complications in the breastfeeding dyad

GENERALITÉS

• Characteristics of altered human frenulum.
  Tongue-Tie. Browne, D. British Medical Journal, 1959
  Guidelines for the evaluation and management of neonatal ankyloglossia and its complications in the breastfeeding dyad. American Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2016.
• Outcomes of tongue-tie release by means of tongue and frenulum assessment tools- a scoping review on non-infants. Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica.
• Ankyloglossia. Becker, S., & Mendez, M. D. StatPearls Publishing, 2022
• Ankyloglossia in newborns: incidence and breastfeeding follow-up at 1 and 6 months.
• Treatment of ankyloglossia for reasons other than breastfeeding- a systematic review.
• Tongue-tie, from embryology to treatment: a literature review.
• Ankyloglossia: assessment, incidence, and effect of frenuloplasty on the breastfeeding dyad
• Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of ankyloglossia Methodologic review
• Diagnosis, Classification and Management of Ankyloglossia Including Its Influence on Breastfeeding

LE DÉVELOPPEMENT CRANIO-FACIAL

• Ankyloglossia and its influence on growth and development of the stomatognathic system. Journal of Applied Oral Science.
• Relationship between the lingual frenulum and craniofacial morphology in adults. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
• Skeletal and dental characteristics in subjects with ankyloglossia. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
• Ankyloglossia as a risk factor for maxillary hypoplasia and soft palate elongation: A functional–morphological study. Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research.
• Tongue-and lip-tie beyond breastfeeding difficulties. Jaw Functional Orthopedics and Craniofacial Growth, 2022.
• Maternal folic acid supplementation and the risk of ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) in infants; a systematic review

MALOCCLUSION

• Ankyloglossia and malocclusion: A systematic review and meta-analysis. JADA, 2023
• Relationship between short lingual frenulum and malocclusion. A multicentre study.
• Oral dysfunction as a cause of malocclusion. D’Onofrio
• Influence of shortened tongue frenulum on tongue mobility, speech and occlusion.

CROISSANCE

• Does neonatal ankyloglossia interfere in the growth of infants during the first 6 months of life? A case series nested in a cohort study. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022

LA POSTURE

• The Anatomical Relationships of the Tongue with the Body System. Cureus.
• Does a short lingual frenulum affect body posture? Assessment of posture in the sagittal plane before and after laser frenulotomy: a pilot study. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.
• Evaluation of Hyoid Position in Children of 7–11 Years Old with Ankyloglossia in Lateral Cephalometric Radiographs. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
• Postural and cervical proprioceptive implications in adult humans with ankyloglossia: an observational study. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology.

REFLUX

• The Impact of Frenotomy on Gastroesophageal Reflux in Pediatric Ankyloglossia: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.

APNÉES OBSTRUCTIVES DU SOMMEIL

• A frequent phenotype for paediatric sleep apnoea: short lingual frenulum. European Respiratory Journal.
• Does Frenotomy Modify Upper Airway Collapse in OSA Adult Patients? Case Report and Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine.
• Relationship of ankyloglossia and obstructive sleep apnea: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews 2024.
• Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. International Journal of Pediatric Research.
• Effectiveness of Tongue-lip Adhesion for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants With Robin Sequence Measured by Polysomnography. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
• Is ankyloglossia associated with obstructive sleep apnea? Sleep Medicine.
• Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing: New evidence on its development. Sleep Medicine Reviews.
• Short lingual frenulum and head-forward posture in children with the risk of obstructive sleep apnea. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children. International Journal of Pediatric Research.
• Short lingual frenulum as a risk factor for sleep-disordered breathing in school-age children. Sleep Medicine.
• Relationship of ankyloglossia and obstructive sleep apnea: systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews.

SÉCURITÉ DE LA CHIRURGIE

• Lingual Frenuloplasty With Myofunctional Therapy: Exploring Safety and Efficacy in 348 Cases. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
• Diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia: A narrative review and a report of three cases. International Journal of Periodontics & Restorative Dentistry.
• Evaluation of tongue mobility following release operation of ankyloglossia with genioglossus myotomy.

TRAITEMENT CHIRURGICAL

• Effectiveness of frenuloplasty in ankyloglossia on speech quality: A Systematic Review. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024
• Tongue-Tie children with a severe Hazelbaker score or difficult breastfeeding greatly benefit from frenotomy or frenuloplasty with/without anaesthesia – first do or do no harm? Journal of Stomatology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2022
• Management of posterior ankyloglossia and upper lip ties in a tertiary otolaryngology outpatient clinic
• Post frenotomy massage for ankyloglossia in infants-does it improve breastfeeding and reduce recurrence?
• Geometric model to predict improvement after lingual frenulectomy for ankyloglossia.
• Tongue surgeries for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
• Upper jaw development after lingual laser frenectomy and myofunctional therapy.
• Frenectomy: a review with the reports of surgical techniques.
• Survey of pediatric otolaryngology frenotomy practice patterns.
• Investigation of parental acceptance of general anesthesia with mask induction in children undergoing frenulectomy.
• Management of a rare case of total ankyloglossia caused by POTASH chewing: a case report.
• The efficacy of lingual laser frenectomy in pediatric OSAS: a randomized double-blinded and controlled clinical study.
• Objective improvement after frenotomy for posterior tongue-tie: a prospective randomized trial.
• Evaluation of parental perceptions of lingual and labial frenectomy on their child: a comparison of CO2 laser and conventional scalpel.
• Evaluation of tongue mobility following release operation of ankyloglossia with genioglossus myotomy.
• Changes in the incidence and surgical treatment of ankyloglossia in Canada

APPROCHE MULTIDISCIPLINAIRE

• Miofrenuloplasty for full functional tongue release in ankyloglossia in adults and adolescents-preliminary report and step by step technique showcase. Medicina (Kaunas), 2021.
• Functional improvements of speech, feeding, and sleep after lingual frenectomy tongue-tie release: a prospective cohort study. Clinical Pediatrics, 2020
• Association of feeding evaluation with frenectomy in infants with breastfeeding difficulties
• The effectiveness of lingual frenectomy and myofunctional therapy for children: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
• Assessment of the tongue frenulum in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: Pre- and post-frenectomy findings.
• Alternative therapies for ankyloglossia-associated breastfeeding challenges: a systematic review.
• Postoperative tongue exercises for ankyloglossia following lingual frenectomy: a case report.
• Multidisciplinary management of ankyloglossia in childhood. Treatment of 101 cases. A protocol.
• Treatment of ankyloglossia: a review.

DEGLUTITION

• Posterior tongue tie, base of tongue movement, and pharyngeal dysphagia: what is the connection?
• Characteristics and considerations for children with ankyloglossia undergoing frenulectomy for dysphagia and aspiration.

FREIN RESTRICTIF DE JOUE

• The buccal frenum: Trends in diagnosis and indications for treatment of buccal-ties among 466 healthcare professionals. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

FREIN RESTRICTIF DE LÈVRE

• Aerophagia Induced Reflux in Breastfeeding Infants With Ankyloglossia and Shortened Maxillary Labial Frenula (Tongue and Lip Tie). International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics.
• Anatomic Distribution of the Morphologic Variation of the Upper Lip Frenulum Among Healthy Newborns. Clinical Pediatrics.
• Breastfeeding difficulties and oral cavity anomalies: The influence of posterior ankyloglossia and upper-lip ties. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Diagnosing and understanding the maxillary lip-tie (superior labial, the maxillary labial frenum) as it relates to breastfeeding. Journal of Human Lactation.
• Diastema medio interincisal y su relación con el frenillo labial superior: una revisión. Revista Estomatológica Herediana.
• Effect of Lingual Frenotomy on Tongue and Lip Rest Position: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. International Journal of Orofacial Myology. Facts and myths regarding the maxillary midline frenum and its treatment: a systematic review of the literature. Quintessence International.
• Labial Frenotomy for Symptomatic Isolated Upper Lip Tie. Laryngoscope.
• Management of posterior ankyloglossia and upper lip ties in a tertiary otolaryngology outpatient clinic. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Maxillary Frenulum and “Lip Tie”: What Parents Understand. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Maxillary Frenulum in Newborns: Association with Breastfeeding. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Morphology and Positional Characteristics of Maxillary Labial Frenum in Jordanian Children. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry.
• Assessment of maxillary labial frenum morphology in primary, mixed, and permanent dentitions in Wardha district. Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry.
• An overview of frenal attachments. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences.
• Prevalence of Type of Frenal Attachment and Morphology of Frenum in Children, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research.
• Significance of the tethered maxillary frenulum: a questionnaire-based observational cohort study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• The Superior Labial Frenulum in Newborns: What Is Normal? International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Upper lip tie: A novel classification scale with improved inter-rater reliability. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Upper Lip Tie: Anatomy, Effect on Breastfeeding, and Correlation With Ankyloglossia. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Upper-Lip Frenum as a Predictive Marker for Unexpected and Unexplained Asphyxia in Infants. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Morphological variations of median maxillary labial frenum: A clinical study.
• Treatments for ankyloglossia and ankyloglossia with concomitant lip tie.

ALLAITEMENT

• Experiences of tongue tie when breastfeeding twins: A qualitative study.
• Quantitative impact of frenotomy on breastfeeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatrics, 2023.
• Severity and prevalence of ankyloglossia-associated breastfeeding symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatrics.
• Systematic review of the evidence for resolution of common breastfeeding problems—Ankyloglossia (Tongue Tie). Journal of Human Lactation.
• Posterior ankyloglossia: a case report.
• The impact of ankyloglossia beyond breastfeeding: a scoping review of potential symptoms.
• Congenital tongue-tie and its impact on breastfeeding
• Does lingual frenotomy improve breastfeeding in newborns with ankyloglossia? A randomized controlled trial.
• Is the occurrence of ankyloglossia in newborns associated with breastfeeding difficulties?
• Ankyloglossia in monochorionic diamniotic and dichorionic diamniotic twins: A cross-sectional study.
• Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding duration: a multicenter birth cohort study.
• Ankyloglossia: Exclusive breastfeeding and failure to thrive.
• Genna, C.W. (2002). Tongue tie and breastfeeding. Leaven, 38(2): 27-29.
• Breastfeeding improvement following tongue-tie and lip-tie release: A prospective cohort study.
• Ankyloglossia and breastfeeding
• Ankyloglossia and the Breastfeeding Infant: Assessment and Intervention
• Ankyloglossia as a Barrier to Breastfeeding- A Literature Review
• Ankyloglossia in breastfeeding infants. An update
• Ankyloglossia, exclusive breastfeeding, and failure to thrive
• Association between ankyloglossia and breastfeeding
• Breastfeeding-and-Frenulums from Brian Palmer
• Defining Tip-Frenulum Length for Ankyloglossia and Its Impact on Breastfeeding: A Prospective Cohort Study
• Does ankyloglossia interfere with breastfeeding in newborns? A cross-sectional study
• Does neonatal ankyloglossia interfere in the growth of infants during the first 6 months of life? A case series nested in a cohort study
• Double lingual frenulum- a case report
• Mothers’ experiences of breastfeeding a child with tongue‐tie
• [Problematic breastfeeding due to a short frenulum]
  
• Rethinking “posterior” tongue-tie
• [Short lingual frenulum]
• Ankyloglossia- incidence and associated feeding difficulties
• Prevalence of breastfeeding difficulties in newborns with a lingual frenulum: a prospective cohort series

LANGAGE ET ARTICULATION

• Acoustic and Perceptual Categorization of Sibilants for Mandarin Children With Ankyloglossia. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
• Compensatory strategies for the alveolar flap [ɾ] production in the presence of ankyloglossia. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics.
• The effect of ankyloglossia on speech in children. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.
• The Effectiveness of Frenotomy on Speech in Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
• Effectiveness of tongue-tie division for speech disorder in children. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Influence of Shortened Tongue Frenulum on Tongue Mobility, Speech and Occlusion. Journal of Clinical Medicine.
• Lingual frenulum: classification and speech interference. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
• Parental perception of speech and tongue mobility in three-year olds after neonatal frenotomy. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology.
• Speech production in young children with tongue-tie. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
• Speech and Feeding Improvements in Children After Posterior Tongue-Tie Release: A Case Series. International Journal of Clinical Pediatrics, 2018.
• Speech Outcomes of Frenectomy for Tongue-Tie Release: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 2024.
• The influence of tight tongue-ties and tongue-tie clips on speech development.
• Caregiver perception of speech quality in patients with ankyloglossia: Comparison between surgery and non-treatment.
• Speech and language outcomes in patients with ankyloglossia undergoing frenulectomy: A Retrospective Pilot Study.
• Tongue-Tie and Speech Articulation

GESTION ACTIVE DE LA CHIRURGIE

• Clinical Perspectives on Post-Operative Care for Tethered Oral Tissues (TOTs). International Journal of Orofacial Myology, 2024.
• Effectiveness of Animated Media in Tongue Strengthening Exercise Learning. International Journal of Orofacial Myology.
• Beyond surgery: Pre- and post-operative care in children with ankyloglossia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
• Cerebral Palsy and Ankyloglossia: Improved Sleep, Speech, Swallowing, and Breathing After Tongue-Tie Release: A Case Series. Cureus.
• Pre- and Post-Operative Care Protocol for Infants with Tongue-Tie: Clinical and Caregiver Perspectives

HYGIÈNE BUCCALE

• Familial presentation of ankyloglossia and localized periodontitis. Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry.

SYNDROMES

• Prenatal ultrasonic features of median cleft of the lower lip and mandible with ankyloglossia: a rare case report and literature review. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound.
• Identification and characterization of KLHL4, a novel human homologue of the Drosophila Kelch gene that maps within the X linked cleft palate and ankyloglossia (CPX) critical region.
• Airway obstruction after lingual frenulectomy in two infants with Pierre-Robin Sequence

DESINFORMATION

• Misinformation and readability of social media content on pediatric ankyloglossia and other oral ties.
• Response to letter regarding Cordray et al. (2023) and brief commentary on the ankyloglossia debate.

LIVRES

• Demystifying tongue tie, methods to confidently analyze and treat a tethered tongue. Boshart, C. Speech Dynamics Inc., 2015.Baxter, R. (2018).
• Tongue Tied: How a tiny string under the tongue impacts nursing, speech, feeding, and more. Alabama, GA: Alabama Tongue-Tie Center.
• Tongue tie – from confusion to clarity: a guide to the diagnosis and treatment of ankyloglossia. Fernando, C. Sydney, Australia: Tandem Publications, 1998.