Breastfeeding difficulties as a result of tight lingual and labial frena: a case report.
A breastfed baby with impending failure to thrive resisted assuming a wide-mouthed, flanged-lip position at breast. A lingual frenotomy was only partly successful in correcting his breastfeeding problems. Following a labial frenectomy, the baby was better able to flange his upper lip against the breast. He then began breastfeeding with full efficiency.
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D001942:Breast Feeding; D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008035:Lingual Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D015430:Weight Gain