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Tongue tie is a very common problem which many newborn babies are born with. The other name for this problem is ankyloglossia. Under this condition, the membrane that connects the tongue to the gums and the jaw bone is very short. Due to this short tissue, the baby can have certain verbal disorders. In addition to that, it may also cause the recession of the gum tissue due to excess pressure on it. Such gum recession will result in creating gaps in the teeth. The problems that a tongue tie baby has to face are: • The infant may face difficulty during breastfeeding and feeding with a bottle. It becomes very difficult for the baby to maintain suction. When the baby is tongue tied, the stretching of the tongue becomes tough and painful with short tissue and thus the baby is not able to get a grasp of the nipple. This problem can also cause feeding problems to the mother like low milk supply and untimely weaning. She may have to face a lot of pain while nursing a tongue tied baby. • Not being able to get sufficient milk affects the baby’s health. Such babies fail to gain the desirable weight. Getting proper nutrition is very important for the proper development of a baby. Failing in this will make the baby vulnerable to weight loss and it will not be able to develop a strong immune system to be able to fight against diseases. • Due to improper grasp to the nipple while feeding, the baby often swallows air which causes severe wind pain. This problem, if solved early, results in maintaining good health of the babies with no further issues. Two types of tongue tie issues may exist, one in which the tissue is attached between the lips and the gums and the other in which the tissue is attached between the tongue and the gums. These verbal disorders can be removed by doing an uncomplicated and short surgery. The two popular methods of operating on the tongue are using scissors or with the help of laser. The one using laser is a painless method requiring no cuts or injection but just an anaesthesia gel. A dentist is well qualified to perform such kinds of operations. Once the surgery is done, the infant will recover from the surgery very soon due to the inherent characteristic of new born babies to improve fast. If the infant has recovered and the mother is still lactating, the baby can soon become able to breast- feed normally. In many cases, the parents fail to provide timely cure to the Tongue tie baby due to confusion over medical personnel or because of failing to diagnose the problem. This may result in causing adverse effects on the speaking ability of the baby when he grows up. The surgical procedure is exactly the same for an infant and the grown up child but it may require a great effort to make the child mentally prepared for the surgery. Thus it is important for the parents to observe the baby while feeding to diagnose the problem early.
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