How to do tongue frenulum too short

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Some babies are born with a slightly short lingual frenum, and their mothers should timely judge whether they need timely surgical treatment. Why is the lingual frenum too short? If it's too short, what should we do

How to do tongue frenulum too short

The lingual frenulum is a fascia attached between the tongue and the middle gums of the lower teeth. Too short lingual frenulum is congenital, which may affect the normal milk drinking of the baby, and even affect the unclear pronunciation in the future. Old people always say it's "tongue stick".

Generally speaking, infants with too short lingual frenulum should be observed until one year old. If it is only slightly short, which affects the extension of the tongue and the curling of the tongue, it can be corrected by simply cutting the anterior part of the frenulum membrane. It is not suitable for major operation, and local anesthesia is generally not needed.

The normal lingual frenulum can make the tongue move freely, and the tip of the tongue can naturally extend out of the mouth or lick up to the palate. If the tongue forward movement is limited, can not extend to the outside of the lower lip, the tip of the tongue is V-shaped or W-shaped, often causing sucking, chewing and language disorders, the baby can not wrap the nipple and milk leakage phenomenon, the mother should observe whether the tongue frenum is too short.

matters needing attention

The smaller the baby is, the less pain and bleeding will be. For those who are not suitable for early treatment, appropriate treatment should be made before timely treatment. Postoperative care should be taken to prevent infection.