Masaitis, N. Kaempf, J:  Developing a frenotomy policy at one medical
center:  A case study approach, J Hum Lact 1996, 12:229-232.  This study
found an incidence of 0.015% of breastfeeding infants.

An old article published in 1945 (Greene, in N York J Med) was quoted in
Carmen Fernando's excellent book Tongue-Tie:  From Confusion to Clarity
9Tandem Publications, Sydney, 1998).  Greene cites an incidence of 0.2 to
0.3 per 1000.

Flinck,A. et a:  Oral findings in a group of newborn Swedish children, Int J
Paediatr Dent 1994, 2:67-73 cite an occurance of 2.5 percent in their study.

There is a genetic componant to tongue-tie (it runs in families, and there
may be some populations where it is more common).  The Japanese lit.
describes it as an autosomal dominant congenital anomaly (Matsuda).
Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates, Austin, Texas
http://www.jump.net/~bwc/lactnews.html

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