Cochrane · systematic review · CD011065
Frenotomy for tongue‐tie in newborn infants
O'Shea, JE, Foster, JP, O'Donnell, CPF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
NeonatalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Frenotomy compared with no frenotomy or sham procedure in infants with tongue‐tie and feeding difficulties
Population: tongue‐tie in newborn infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Infant breastfeeding assessed by validated scale ‐ IBFAT scores following procedure Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 58 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Infant breastfeeding assessed by validated scale ‐ LATCH scores following procedure Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 155 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ visual analogue pain scale Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 183 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Maternal nipple pain assessed by a validated pain scale ‐ SF‐MPQ pain scale Frenotomy vs no frenotomy or sham procedure | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 58 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |