Tongue tie operation of orthotics

Tongue tie operation of orthotics

Normal lingual frenulum is located in the floor of the mouth in front of tongue below the middle of the mucosal folds. With a tongue tie in the neonatal period is extended to the tip of the tongue or close to the tip of the tongue. In the development process of the tongue, laces gradually retreat to the base of the tongue. A normal child under 2 years after the tongue was moving away from the lace. A small number of growths are not normal when the lingual frenulum is too short.

The tongue tie correction surgery is how to do?

1. Surgery Objective: To make the tongue with ease, the correct pronunciation, retroflex pronunciation is not limited.

2. Treatment and care: in infancy, usually tongue tie with short, from time to rush to the orthotics can be observed after 2 years of age, due to dental equipment lace too short, tongue protrusion, to pervert the course of language clear and feasible corrective surgery.

(1). Sick child supine, assistant fixed the head and hands, so that the sick child mouth, roll the tongue body, exposed tongue tie, with 1% terracing topical anesthesia, the left hand holding the probe fixed tongue, right hand holding scissors quickly cut the tongue tie, the pressurized line blunt dissection with gauze when necessary, so that the tie completely off to the base of the tongue, coated with red pumps, sublingual stuffed gauze to stop bleeding. Such as the baby is Pregnant women should pay attention to oral hygiene uncooperative, do a spatula can be used when softened mouth.

(2). Care:

1. Outpatient surgery observation room for half an hour, and observe whether the bleeding, bleeding urgent should be timely.

2. Postoperative diet limited to, a week after having a meal with Bell or saline mouthwash.

3. The retroflex healed practice.