There has been an explosion in TOTs research . Check out a few of these publications:

Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Lashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. (2020). Functional improvements of speech, feeding, and sleep after lingual frenectomy tongue-tie release: A prospective cohort study. Clinical Pediatrics, 000992282092805.

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Briddell, J.W., Vandjelovic, N.D., Fromen, C.A., Peterman, E.L. & Reilly, J.S. (2020). Geometric model to predict improvement after lingual frenulectomy for ankyloglossia. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 134.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110063

Buck, L. S., Frey, H., Davis, M., Robbins, M., Spankovich, C., Narisetty, V., & Carron, J. D. (2020). Characteristics and considerations for children with ankyloglossia undergoing frenulectomy for dysphagia and aspiration.

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American Journal of Otolaryngology, 102393. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102393

Hand, P., Olivi, G., Lajolo, C., Gioco, G., Marigo, L., Castagnola, R., & Cordaro, M. (2020). Short lingual frenum in infants, children, and adolescents. Part 1: Breastfeeding and gastroesophageal reflux disease improvement after tethered oral tissues release. European journal of paediatric dentistry, 21(4), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.04.10

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Hill, R. R., Lee, C. S., & Pados, B. F. (2020). The prevalence of ankyloglossia in children aged <1 year: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric research, 10.1038/s41390-020-01239-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41390-020-01239-y

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Katz, R. V., Dearing, B. A., Ryan, J. M., Ryan, L. K., Zubi, M. K., & Sokhal, G. K. (2020).

Development of a tongue-tie case definition in newborns using a Delphi survey: The NYU–Tongue-Tie Case Definition. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 129(1), 21–26. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.01.012

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Kim, T., Lee, Y., Yoo, S., Lee, S.Yun, E. (2020). Comparison of simple frenotomy with 4-flap Z-frenuloplasty in treatment for ankyloglossia with articulation difficulty: A prospective randomized study. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology 136. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110146

Lopes de Castro Martinelli, R., Marchesan, I.Q., & Berretin-Felix, G. (2020). Tongue position for lingual frenulum assessment. Revista CEFAC, 22(1), e0120. Epub February 17, 2020.https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20202210120

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Lopes de Castro Martinelli, R., Jordão Gusmão, R., Moya Daza, M. P., Queiroz Marchesan, I., & Berretin-Felix, G. (2020). Profile of Scientific Production on Ankyloglossia. International Journal of Medical and Surgical Sciences, 8(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.32457/ijmss.v8i1.592

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Mariana Do Rêgo Barros De Andrade Fraga, Barreto, K. A., Lira, T. C. B., & Menezes, V. A. D. (2020). Is the Occurrence of Ankyloglossia in Newborns Associated with Breastfeeding Difficulties? Breastfeeding Medicine. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0199

Merdad H. & Mascarenhas, A, K. (2020). Ankyloglossia may cause breastfeeding, tongue mobility, and speech difficulties, with inconclusive results on treatment choices. Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice, 10 (3); 152-153.  

Merkel-Walsh, R. (2020). Orofacial myofunctional therapy with children ages 0-4 and individuals with special needs, International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 46 (1), 22-36.

Messner, A. H., Walsh, J., Rosenfeld, R. M., Schwartz, S. R., Ishman, S. L., Baldassari, C.,Satterfield, L. (2020). Clinical Consensus Statement: Ankyloglossia in Children. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 019459982091545. doi: 10.1177/0194599820915457

Mills, N., Geddes, D.T., Amirapu, S. & Ali Mirjalil, S. (2020). Understanding the lingual frenulum: histological structure, tissue composition, and implications for tongue tie surgery. International Journal of Otolaryngology 2020(12):1-12.

Sfasciotti, G. L., Zara, F., Fioravanti, M., Guaragna, M., Palaia, G., & Polimeni, A. (2020). Frenulectomy with Diode Laser Technology in Paeditric Patients: Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations. Randomized Double- Blind Clinical Trial. Applied Sciences, 10(12), 4114. doi:10.3390/app10124114

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Slagter, K. W., Raghoebar, G. M., Hamming, I., Meijer, J., & Vissink, A. (2020). Effect of frenotomy on breastfeeding and reflux: results from the BRIEF prospective longitudinal cohort study. Clinical oral investigations, 10.1007/s00784-020-03665-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03665-y