Tag: speech and tongue tie
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Tongue Tie and Speech Defect in Children-Treatment
Tongue Tie is a congenital oral anomaly that may decrease mobility of the tongue tip and is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth.Tongue Tie or otherwise called Ankyloglossia can affect feeding, speech, and oral hygiene.Laser Release of tongue tie…
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Tongue Tie in Children – Laser Treatment- How Its Done
As well as having a speech function, the tongue is needed for sucking,kissing, eaing etc. The term Tongue tie or Ankyloglossia refers to a restricted lingual fraenum due to a consolidation of tissue, usually leading to reduced mobility of the tongue. Around the age of two to three, speech problems, especially articulation of the sounds…

