SpecializesInLip-TieTreatment
CarverLangstonPediatricDentalPractice
Doesyourchildhaveahardtime latchingwhenbreastfeeding?
Children'sChoicePediatric DentistryandOrthodonticsoffers anadvancedandpain-free treatmentcalledfrenectomy.
Thetreatmentuseslasertechnology tovaporizethefrenumunderthe tongue.Asaresult,yourchild’s tongueandlowerlipgainmore mobility,whichcanalsoprevent speechissuesdowntheline.
Theprocedureislargely painless,thoughyourchild canbegivenanestheticsto furtherreducediscomfort.
Duringtheprocess,the laser’sheatsterilizesthe areaandprevents infections.
Frenectomyisprescribedfor kidswhosefrenumisunusually shortandthick,whichcauses theconditioncalled ankyloglossiaortongue-tie.
Itisestimatedthatupto 5%ofallnewbornshave thisissue.
Whiletheproblemcanbe treatedinadulthood,itcan causemanydifficultiesforyour child,whichiswhyfrenectomy isoftendoneatayoungage. Children'sChoicePediatric DentistryandOrthodonticshas doctorswhotrainuptothree yearslongerthangeneral dentiststobettercarefor juvenilepatients.
Lasersurgerycanalsotreatliptie,acloselyassociatedcondition thatinvolvestheupperlip. Throughthisprocedure,issues suchasspeechproblemsandjaw paincanbeprevented. Learnmorebyvisiting https://www.mychildrensch oicedental.com/services/las er-dentistry
