Jul 7, 2021 | Latest Research, Tongue-Tie Myths
Is it safe to treat a lip tie early? Does early treatment of a lip tie prevent gap closure? Does it help the gap close? These are common questions in pediatric dental practices across the country. Clinically, we see the answer to these questions on a daily basis in...
May 7, 2021 | Tongue Tie Terminology, Tongue-Tie Myths, Tongue-Tie Tips
We receive some form of this question daily in our office after parents realize their child has a restricted tongue that is causing the family struggles. It hasn’t been identified previously, or they asked their trusted provider and received no information or even...
Dec 18, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Tips
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...
Dec 11, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Tips
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...
Nov 9, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Tips
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...
