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Alternate Name(s): Ankyloglossia ...... Tongue tie occurs when free movement of the tongue is restricted.
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The purpose of this web site is to inform those with tongue tie, as well as their families and professional helpers, about the condition and how best to deal with it. This little-understood condition affects thousands of children and adults.
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Tongue tie can be defined as a structural abnormality of the lingual frenum. When the frenum is normal, it is elastic and does not interfere with the movements of the tongue in sucking, eating, clearing food off the teeth in preparation for swallowing and, of course, in speech.
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Tongue-tie (tack) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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It is commonly observed that a person with tongue tie cannot protrude the tongue tip beyond the edges of the lower incisors, or to the maxillary alveolar ridge (behind the upper incisors). Sometimes when a person with tongue tie attempts to protrude the tongue it forms a characteristic 'W' shape.
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When a baby has a restrictive or tight frenulum (tongue tie), it can impair the ability of the baby to effectively breastfeed. ... When a baby has a restrictive or tight frenulum (tongue tie), it can impair the ability of the tongue to move properly to effectively breastfeed. The frenulum is a piece of tissue that attaches...
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Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) severe enough to significantly impede breastfeeding or to truly cause speech problems is uncommon. ... Tongue-tie or ankyloglossia is caused when the membrane under the tongue (the frenulum) extends excessively toward the tip of tongue. Sometimes this membrane is an intact piece of tissue attached...
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A lot depends on the degree of the tongue-tie: if the points of attachment are on the very tip of the tongue and the top ridge of the bottom gum, feeding and speech are more likely to be affected than if the frenulum is attached further back.
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