A new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests health care providers may be diagnosing too many cases of tongue-tie in babies and children, leading to unnecessary surgeries.

Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.Video ...

Many anxious moms hire lactation consultants, especially if their baby has something called a "tongue tie." According to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, between 1.7% ...

Up to 10 percent of newborns are born with ankyloglossia, a condition more commonly known as tongue-tie. The most common symptom for infants is difficulty with breastfeeding or bottlefeeding.

Tongue tie surgery involves separating the lining that connects the mouth to the tongue, known as the frenulum. It is a surgery to treat tongue tie, which is when the frenulum is unusually short ...

Tongue tie, medically known as ankyloglossia, is a condition where the tissue (lingual frenulum) connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is unusually short or tight. While this condition ...

Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors' group said Monday.Video above: ...