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When a baby is born, parents often focus on their newborn’s health and development milestones. One condition that can affect feeding and speech development is tongue tie, medically known as ankyloglossia. This condition occurs when the strip of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is shorter or tighter than usual. Understanding tongue ties in infants is essential for early detection and management to ensure your baby thrives. Understanding Tongue Ties in Inf

Tongue-tie, medically known as ankyloglossia , is a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum restricts tongue mobility. In some infants, this restriction interferes with breastfeeding, leads to maternal nipple pain, or contributes to poor infant weight gain and feeding difficulties.1 Pediatrics One of the treatment options for symptomatic tongue-tie is frenotomy  — a procedure that releases the tight tissue to restore mobility. Traditionally, this has been done