Clinical Trial: Ankyloglossia and Its Effects on Breastfeeding, Feeding and Speech Disorders. A Prospective Study From Birth to 4 Years of Age.

U.S., April 7 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07512765) titled 'Ankyloglossia and Its Effects on Breastfeeding, Feeding and Speech Disorders. A Prospective Study From Birth to 4 Years of Age.' on Dec. 30, 2025.

Brief Summary: The diagnosis of ankyloglossia (restrictive lingual frenulum) and the number of frenotomies in infants have sharply increased, raising concerns among the medical community and the ONE. While some studies suggest benefits of frenotomy on breastfeeding, all emphasize the lack of consensus regarding the definition, diagnosis, and classification of ankyloglossia, as well as the scarcity of prospective data on its impact on breastfeeding, feeding, occlusion, and speech.

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