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GuidelineBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2026

Brazilian Academy of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Task Force - lingual frenulum disorders in childhood - evidence-based recommendations.

Juliana Alves de Sousa Caixeta, Debora Bressan Pazinatto, Rita Carolina Pozzer Krumenauer Padoin … Rodrigo Guimarães Pereira
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Lingual frenectomy may improve maternal pain during breastfeeding and may be an option in selected cases of phonetic alterations.

Brazilian Academy of Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology Task Force - lingual frenulum disorders in childhood - evidence-based recommendations.

Juliana Alves de Sousa Caixeta … Rodrigo Guimarães Pereira
Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2026
Purpose

To provide evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis, assessment of functional impact, and management of altered lingual frenulum in children.

Methods

Task force members were educated on knowledge synthesis methods, including electronic database search, review and selection of relevant citations, and critical appraisal of selected studies.

More results

There are several methods described in the literature for the evaluation of the lingual frenulum, and most of them lack internal or external validation.

In children with an altered lingual frenulum, lingual frenotomy may reduce maternal pain during breastfeeding.

There is no scientific evidence that one method is superior to another.

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