Summary of Study Characteristics Two SRs (one presented in a full AHRQ report4 as well as a journal article,39 and one published in a single journal article40), one RCT,41 and four NRSs42-45 were identified regarding the clinical Frenectomy for the Correction of Ankyloglossia 4 effectiveness of frenectomy for the correction of ankyloglossia in newborns and infants. [...] The intervention of interest was clearly described by four of the studies.41,43-45 One study42 only gave the name of the intervention (i.e., frenotomy) and did not provide detail regarding the specific method of conduct. [...] Confidence in the results is limited due to lack of information regarding the potential risk of confounding, and lack of justification for not performing analyses (e.g., multivariate regression) to explore the influence of potential confounders on the effectiveness of frenectomy. [...] What is the clinical effectiveness of frenectomy for the correction of ankyloglossia in in newborns and infants? Two SRs,4,39,40 one RCT,41 and four NRSs42-45 addressed the clinical effectiveness of frenectomy for the correction of ankyloglossia in newborns and infants. [...] It has been observed that delaying the procedure in the interest of conducting a thorough assessment may increase the age at the time of the procedure, which may be detrimental to the child, as well as the number of mothers unable to breastfeed.36 Further research is needed to establish standards for the diagnosis of ankyloglossia that emphasize efficiency and standardization.
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