The Superior Labial Frenulum in Newborns: What Is Normal?

• Main Authors: Chloe Santa Maria MBBS, MPH (Author), Janelle Aby MD (Author), Mai Thy Truong MD (Author), Yogita Thakur DDS, MS (Author), Sharon Rea BA, IBCLC (Author), Anna Messner MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction and Objectives : There has been an emergence of procedures to release the superior labial frenula in infants, yet little is known about the normal appearance or incidence of severe attachment, or "lip-tie." The objective of this article was to develop a classification system f...