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...
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...
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...
Last week we discussed how to check an infant for a tongue-tie. Young children are typically more difficult to check for a tongue-tie, but this age group can often have incredible results if it is released properly and fully, and aftercare exercises and stretches are...
How to Check an Infant for a Lip-Tie and Tongue-Tie Properly Many dentists are asked to evaluate infants for a lip-tie or tongue-tie by concerned parents, but we were never trained in school how to do this. Although it’s too much to cover in one post, I’ll give you...
What is a “posterior” tongue-tie? We are taught in school that a tongue-tie is when the tongue is tied down to the tip. This is what pediatricians, dentists, speech, pathologists are taught. We are then taught that it rarely causes problems, or only affects speech a...
