What to Expect During Your Frenectomy Appointment Coming in to any Doctor’s office for a consultation or procedure is always a daunting experience. The nervousness regarding paperwork, medications, pain, questions unanswered, and the feeling of “is it even worth the trouble?” might cross your mind. We get it! We’ve all been there ourselves. That is…
How a Tongue Tie or Lip Tie Can Affect Breastfeeding Ask yourself these questions, are you feeling helpless about feeding your baby? Is your baby having difficulty gaining weight – and you believe it is related to how they are eating? Does your baby make loud clicking noises as they feed? And lastly, does…
Tongue Ties Related To Sleep Apnea in Children Recent studies associate tethered tongues with problems like latching in breastfeeding. However, researchers wanted to know how this adversely affects a child’s growth. They studied children ages 2 to 16 with untreated tongue-tie issues and found severe development problems in children who had not received treatment as…
As one of a few Atlanta Periodontists trained in state of the art laser therapy, I understand the laser frenectomy benefits for infants unable to breast feed. But it was not until my friend’s new grandbaby needed the procedure that I saw for myself the overwhelming benefit it gives to new moms! Once this simple…
Frenectomy – Ankyloglossia Frenectomy It’s a funny sounding word for a serious problem: tongue tie. Although my specialty is adult periodontics, because I am one of the few Atlanta dentists who operate using laser therapy, I have been seeing more and more young patients. And by young, I mean little 2 and 3 year old children who…