Apr 19, 2022 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
Many people think that being “tongue-tied” means you trip over your words, or that you have speech difficulties and that’s it. As we see daily and is shown in research, tongue-tie impacts breast and bottle-feeding, infant issues like reflux, colic, gas, and...
Dec 1, 2021 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
These are common questions we receive from parents daily. We have many parents who come with their children and are wondering if it’s hereditary or if mom or dad has a tongue-tie. The answer is YES, adults can certainly be affected by a tongue-tie or restricted tongue...
Oct 19, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
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...
Oct 5, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
We hear patients ask this question commonly, and there may be some confusion about it because some providers say that stretches are not needed, or are “overkill”. The worst part of having your child’s tongue-tie release is the stretches (because we...
Sep 28, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
Let’s go over the different tool types and the pros/cons of each. I hope this is informative for those looking to start performing these procedures, or for parents who are choosing a provider for their child. Tongue-ties have been performed for millennia, but it’s...
Sep 19, 2020 | Tongue-Tie Procedure, Tongue-Tie Tips
How To Treat a Tongue-Tie Properly Clearly, there is more to treatment than can fit in one post, but here are the highlights. (To get the full story, we’re now giving free digital access to our bestselling book Tongue-Tied to dentists and therapists.) First, you must...
