Tongue & Lip Ties

 

Joanna Green, DDS

 Delaware’s Most Experienced Frenectomy Provider
Trusted by families and healthcare professionals for advanced tongue and lip tie care that supports feeding, function, and lifelong oral development.

Not A “Helicopter Mom Fad”.
Not A Social Media “Influencer Invention”.
Tongue & Lip Ties Are Real Conditions With Potential Health Consequences for Infants & Toddlers.

What is a Tongue Tie?

If we assess your child and determine that orthodontic expansion is required as part of our treatment protocol, there are several paths we can take to get to our desired goal. However, all treatment plans include structural and functional components which help support sustainable, positive outcomes.

Signs & Symptoms of Tongue
Ties In Infants

  • Difficulty latching to the breast properly.
  • Chomping, gumming, popping on and off of the breast.
  • Clicking as the baby tries to feed.
  • Nipple pain and trauma for mom.

Signs & Symptoms of Tongue
Ties In Toddlers

  • Difficulty consuming solid foods
  • Hampered and/or delayed speech development
  • Chronic mouth breathing
  • Snoring
  • Poor Sleep
  • Behavioral Problems
  • Slow learning
Diagnosing & Treating Infants
Diagnosing & Treating Toddlers

What Happens if the Problem is Not Treated ?

Left untreated, a restricted tongue can, and quite often does, set off a cascade of structural problems that can lead to these problems and many others as children grow:
  • Symptoms that mirror ADD/ADHD
  • Fatigue and lack of energy
  • Pediatric OSA or other sleep related breathing disorders
  • Poor performance at school an in sports
  • Crowded and crooked teeth
  • Narrow upper and lower jaws
  • Long faces
  • Flat cheeks/weak profile
  • TMJ pain & other jaw joint problems