We were featured in this article about a frustrated mom’s tongue-tie struggles yesterday. (The “female doctor”, is me, they got confused…) Here’s a quick note to dentists and providers. Always listen to mom’s story. She will tell...
General Anesthesia (GA) is not needed to treat a tongue-tie in babies (or kids or adults for that matter!) This patient came to us yesterday and told us that their ENT said they would need a barium swallow and would need to have the procedure completed under GA due to...
The answer is “It depends…” We get asked this question via email all the time, and it’s a common question on Facebook groups, or just in clinical practice. There are three possible diagnoses when you look in the mouth: 1. Normal frenum (if no...
There are 7 frena in the mouth, and four of them are in the cheeks, and referred to as “buccal frena.”A frenum is considered a “tie” (tongue-tie, lip-tie) when it causes a problem. Otherwise, it is a “normal frenum. So a buccal tie is an...
Follow up is critical in dentistry and medicine. When treating a patient who is tongue-tied, it’s important to ensure it did not grow back together, important to ensure the patient saw improvements, and if not, determine what other team members the patient needs to...
