Tounge tie should be suspected when child cannot protrude his tounge out of oral cavity as his tip of tounge is held back with a tight band on the undersurface of tounge. Tip cannot reach the palate.There is problem in speech & swallowing. If you see carefully a white band of tissue is seen on the undersurface of tounge which limits it's mobility. This problem should be diagnosed as early as possible. Otherwise, the child can loose his/her confidence because he may not be able to speak properly. This is not a major problem. You need to see a pediatric surgeon & under general anaethesia surgeon cuts the band. This makes the tounge free. This is day care surgery or require one night stay. The child may need to take 2/3 sittings of speech therapy after a week of surgical procedure.
Mar 7, 2008
Tounge Tie
Tounge tie should be suspected when child cannot protrude his tounge out of oral cavity as his tip of tounge is held back with a tight band on the undersurface of tounge. Tip cannot reach the palate.There is problem in speech & swallowing. If you see carefully a white band of tissue is seen on the undersurface of tounge which limits it's mobility. This problem should be diagnosed as early as possible. Otherwise, the child can loose his/her confidence because he may not be able to speak properly. This is not a major problem. You need to see a pediatric surgeon & under general anaethesia surgeon cuts the band. This makes the tounge free. This is day care surgery or require one night stay. The child may need to take 2/3 sittings of speech therapy after a week of surgical procedure.
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