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Is the Neonatal Tongue Screening Test a valid and reliable tool for detecting ankyloglossia in newborns?

Clarissa de Almeida BrandãoMirian de Waele Souchois de MarsillacFernanda Barja-FidalgoBranca Heloisa de Oliveira
Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2018)
NTST is neither reliable nor valid for detecting ankyloglossia that may interfere with breastfeeding in newborns.
Keyphrases
  • pregnant women
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • preterm infants
  • cord blood
  • preterm birth