Could Your baby’s Nutrition and Digestion Be Compromised by Tongue-Tie?
Does Your Baby Need a Laser Frenectomy Dentist to Alleviate Tongue-Tie?
If you are among the growing number of parents concerned about tongue and lip-tie, a congenital condition that can diminish your infant’s ability to feed properly, laser frenectomy may provide you with the solution you have been searching for. Laser frenectomy is an in-office procedure that removes the webbing (frenulum) that restricts the tongue or lip, without scalpels or sutures.
"There is no such thing as a baby - there is a baby and someone" Donald Winnicot, MD. We must look at the infant AND mother.
In this baby, the upper lip is not normal. In the middle there is a "blister" like appearance. On the underside it is red. There is also a gap between the front teeth. This is from a tight frenum. The curvature of the upper lip is held in this position by the frenum. The upper lip should not arch this much. This is also an indication the patient is a mouth breather. With this type of condition, the patient frequently has chapped lips. This is also the type of condition other healthcare provider may say "don't worry about it. When they fall it will tear and fix itself." This is easily corrected with a laser frenectomy.