Long Term Implications of Tongue Tie in Infants
- Disrupted sleep, tiredness, snoring and mouth breathing – Short Lingual Frenulum and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children, Yu-Shu Huang , Stacey Quo , J Andrew Berkowski and Christian Guilleminault, 2015
- Difficulty chewing firm foods and swallowing. Solid foods may cause your child to cough or gag due to limited tongue movement – Ankyloglossia: incidence and associated feeding difficulties, A H Messner , M L Lalakea, J Aby, J Macmahon, E Bair, 2000
- Delayed speech development due to the tongue movement being restricted. This can lead to further issues such as self esteem and other psychological ramifications – Ankyloglossia with psychological implications, N Ketty, P A Sciullo,
- Possibility of altered dental development such as a high palate and narrow facial structure
- Poor dental hygiene. Tongue tie can mean that the tonue is not able to move fully to around the mouth and circulate saliva – Clinical Guidelines and Management of Ankyloglossia with 1-Year Followup: Report of 3 Cases – Mayur S. Bhattad,M. S. Baliga,and Ritika Kriplani, 2013
- Reflux and other digestive problems – Aerophagia Induced Reflux in Breastfeeding Infants With Ankyloglossia and Shortened Maxillary Labial Frenula (Tongue and Lip Tie), Scott A. Siegel
- Increased gassiness and bloating issues, due to the child unable to regulate oxygen intake – Clinical Guidelines and Management of Ankyloglossia with 1-Year Followup: Report of 3 Cases – Mayur S. Bhattad,M. S. Baliga,and Ritika Kriplani, 2013
Additional Research
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- Effect of Lingual Frenotomy on Tongue and Lip Rest Position: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial, Roberta Lopes Castro Martinelli, Irene Queiroz Marchesan, Reinaldo Jordão Gusmão, Giédre Berretin-Felix, Dec 2020
- Functional improvements of speech, feeding, and sleep after lingual frenectomy tongue- tie release:A prospective cohort study, Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Lashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. 2020
- Guidelines on management considerations fropediatric oral surgery and oral pathology. Clinical PracticeGuidelines, 279-288. American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) Council on Clinical Affairs 2015
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- Identification and characterization of KLHL4, a novel human homologue of the Drosophila Kelch gene that maps within the Xlinked cleft palate and ankyloglossia (CPX) critical region, Braybrook, C., Warry, G., Howell, G., Arnason, A., Bjornsson,A., Moore, G. E.,Ross, M. T. and Stanier, P. 2001, Genomics, vol. 72, no.2
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