As everybody know tongue has a significant role in speech production, if a person have any defects with the the tongue that will definitely affect the speech system, in other words it will be very difficult to deliver the speech accurately. Tongue tie is one of the condition that affect the speech, beneath the tongue you can find a string of tissue that has linked to the floor of the mouth, the string is called as the frenulum, in tongue tie this will be too short and this will restrict tongue from free movement. Medically the condition of tongue tie is termed as ankyloglossia and the surgery is known as fernulectomy.
Tongue tie can be corrected with a minor oral surgery. It is recommended to done the procedure under local anasthesis for people who are nervous and anxious. Patient between the age 2-6, general anasthesia is recommended.
Tongue Tie Surgery - Surgical Procedure
In this procedure, oral surgeon will use surgical blade, electric knife or laser in-order to remove the lingual frenum(soft tissue), additional fibrous band like tissue will also be removed in this way. The surgical area will be closed with sutures and pressure pack is applied. Electric knife and laser procedure will help to reduce postoperative bleeding and discomfort.
Dr. Rithesh and Dr.Amit (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons) provide advanced oral and maxillofacial surgery in hyderabad.
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