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The Effect of Lingual Frenectomy on Pain Relief during Breastfeeding

2023; Volume: 8; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.29011/2575-825x.100272

2575-825X

Adriana Ferreira Marques, Alexandra Ferreira, Sofia Santos, Primavera Sousa-Santos, Teresa Vale,

Infant Health and Development

Difficulty in breastfeeding is a very frequent complaint in mothers to breastfeed.One of the difficulties is the presence of pain, and the presence of the short lingual brake (ankyloglossia) in the baby may lead to the change of suction during breastfeeding, making it difficult to "catch" the breast and therefore nipple pain.Frenectomy is considered the surgical method of choice for the resolution of ankyloglossia.The objective of this Rapid Review is to evaluate the effect of lingual Frenectomy on pain relief in breastfeeding.The research was conducted in a scientific database at Pubmed, EBSCO, Medline and Cochrane.The PICO research strategy and descriptors were used Lingual frenectomy AND Pain AND Breastfeeding AND (Ankyloglossia OR Tongue-tie) AND Infant.As inclusion criteria: babies up to 12 months, Frenectomy with laser or scissors, mother with pain, short lingual brake and full text.The exclusion criteria were defined all those who did not meet the inclusion criteria.The structuring of the protocol followed the PRISMA standards and for the methodological validity the standardized instruments of critical evaluation of the Joanna Briggs Institute.We identified 110 articles, which after reading and applying the inclusion criteria, remained 7 revealing publications.All articles are consensual, refer to ankyloglossia a disorder with reflex in breastfeeding to lead to pain, well-being and self-esteem of the mother.Frenectomy is pointed out as the effective response to relieve and/or minimize symptoms such as nipple pain and provide mothers' adherence to breastfeeding.