{"id":199,"date":"2019-09-27T20:34:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T20:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/?p=199"},"modified":"2019-09-27T20:34:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T20:34:39","slug":"tongue-tie-laser-frenectomy-in-kittanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/27\/tongue-tie-laser-frenectomy-in-kittanning\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Your Child\u2019s Tied Tongue or Lips with Laser Frenectomy in Kittanning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Does your child have\ntrouble with breastfeeding? Or do they struggle when trying to make certain\nsounds? If so, they may have a severe case of tongue tie or lip tie that\u2019s\nstopping your little one from moving their mouth as freely as they need to in\norder to perform certain oral tasks. How does this happen, and how can a laser frenectomy<\/a> in\nKittanning help? Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need to know to help make sure your child\ngrows up being able to enjoy life as fully as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Causes Tongue Ties and Lip Ties?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tongue tie and lip tie are both conditions described as\n\u201ctethered oral tissues\u201d, or TOTs. They can be caused by an overly-restrictive\nfrenulum; this is a piece of connective tissue that connects your lips to your\nteeth or your tongue to the bottom of your mouth. If your child has a frenulum\nthat\u2019s too tight or too short, they might not be able to move their lips and\ntongue correctly. This issue is present from birth. While it sometimes runs in\nthe family, anyone could potentially be born with it under the right\ncircumstances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can You Tell if Your Child Has a Tongue Tie or Lip Tie?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your infant has a tongue tie or lip tie, you might notice\nproblems while they\u2019re breastfeeding. They could be unable to fully latch on,\nthey might bite or chew the nipple, and many feedings could end up being\nunsuccessful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time, if a child grows up without having their tie\ntreated, their development could suffer in several different ways. They could\nsuffer from a speech impediment or have trouble swallowing certain foods. In\nmany cases, they could even have difficulty with simple tasks like licking ice\ncream or playing a wind instrument; sometimes they could even have trouble\nkissing. Needless to say, the quicker a tie is dealt with, the better life will\nbe for your little one overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Can Laser Frenectomy Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A frenectomy, as the name implies, is the procedure for\nremoving a restrictive frenulum. While in the past this was a very painful\nprocess that could take a while to recover from, the treatment has become far\neasier and painless thanks to modern technology. Instead of surgical scissors,\nyour dentist in Kittanning can use an extremely precise soft tissue laser that\nfocuses on the appropriate area; as a result, less tissue is damaged, and\nrecovery takes far less time. And thanks to local anesthetic, your child often\nwon\u2019t feel any pain at all!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes tongue tie or lip tie can get better on their own\nby a child\u2019s second or third birthday, but for severe issues, a frenectomy can\nsometimes be done when they\u2019re less than 12 weeks old. Talk to your dentist in\nKittanning to see if this procedure could help free your little one\u2019s mouth and\nhelp ensure that they\u2019ll be able to talk and eat as they please later in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ray Voller started practicing dentistry in Kittanning\nsince 1981. As a member of several different dental organizations, including\nthe Academy of general Dentistry and the Pennsylvania Dental Association, he is\nskilled in performing a wide range of dental procedures, including laser\nfrenectomies. If you or your child is suffering from tongue tie or lip tie, make\nan appointment with Dr. Voller at Voller Dentistry by visiting his website<\/a> or calling (724)\n543-4948.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does your child have trouble with breastfeeding? Or do they struggle when trying to make certain sounds? If so, they may have a severe case of tongue tie or lip tie that\u2019s stopping your little one from moving their mouth as freely as they need to in order to perform certain oral tasks. How does […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vollersmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}