Families We Serve
Families come to our Pelham office from all over Alabama and beyond. We offer the consultation and procedure in one visit to make out-of-area trips easier, and families traveling a long distance can do the one-week follow-up by email with photos.
Why families travel to see us
Families travel to our Pelham office from across Alabama, from other states, and from other countries. Dr. Baxter wrote the book Tongue-Tied, and he trains other doctors and providers through Tongue-Tied Academy. He and Dr. Trego are both pediatric dentists who focus on tongue and lip ties.
If you’re weighing a long drive, it’s not as unusual as it may seem. Tongue and lip ties are a specialized area, and we’ve set up the visit for families coming from a distance: the consult, exam, and treatment (if it’s needed) happen in one visit, and the one-week follow-up can be done by email with photos.
Maybe you’ve already been told there’s nothing there, or that the tie is mild. A tie can still have a real effect on feeding, speech, sleep, or other symptoms, and it’s easy to miss, because a tie is judged by how the tongue and lip function, not just how they look. If you’d like our opinion before you plan the trip, send us a free pre-screen.
Pick your area for drive times, trip tips, and answers to common questions:
- Tuscaloosa, Northport, and West Alabama: about 1 to 1.25 hours; Tongue-tie care for Tuscaloosa families
- Montgomery, Prattville, and the River Region: about 1.5 hours; Tongue-tie care for Montgomery families
- Huntsville, Madison, and North Alabama: about 2 to 2.5 hours; Tongue-tie care for Huntsville families
- Auburn, Opelika, and Lee County: about 2.5 hours; Tongue-tie care for Auburn and Opelika families
- Dothan and the Wiregrass: about 3.5 to 4 hours; Tongue-tie care for Dothan families
- Mobile, Baldwin County, and the Gulf Coast: about 4.5 hours; Tongue-tie care for Mobile families
- Mississippi (Columbus, Meridian, Tupelo, Jackson, Hattiesburg): about 2 to 4 hours; Tongue-tie care for Mississippi families
- Georgia (Atlanta, Carrollton, Rome, Columbus, LaGrange): about 2 to 3 hours; Tongue-tie care for Georgia families
Not sure the drive makes sense? Send us a free pre-screen first. Questions? Call 205-419-4333 or send us a message.