Tongue tie
also called as “ankyloglossi” is a term used for restricted tongue movements
due to abnormal lingual frenum attachment. This abnormal attachment may be mild
to severe based on the length and the thickness of the lingual frenum. This is a
congenital anomaly of the oral cavity seen at the time of birth.
Child with tongue
tie has difficulty in breast feeding or suckling. A part from this child also
has difficulty in eating any solid, semisolid or liquid food items. Due to
which tongue tie children are generally malnourished. In the later life there
will be speech disturbance.
Management
of tongue tie is, to approach the professional when the caretaker first
observes the child with difficulty in eating. Frenectomy, a minor surgical
procedure will be done to relieve the tongue tie. Earlier the age at which this
procedure is carried out, better the performance of the child.