A posterior tongue tie can cause the same problems as an anterior tongue tie even though it isn t as easily.
Posterior tongue tie laser.
A tongue tie release allows newborn babies the ability to latch on and breastfeed when they might not have previously been able to.
Alternatively a laser or scissors can also be us.
Scissors or dental laser.
A laser frenectomy is basically the same procedure as a traditional oral frenectomy.
A posterior tongue tie is located deeper in the mouth further underneath the tongue.
At gep tots dental group we specialize in dental laser treatments for posterior tongue tie and a number of other tongue and lip tie conditions.
Richard baxter dmd ms used his lightscalpel co2 laser to perform a posterior tongue tie release frenectomy on a newborn baby.
Infant laser frenectomy anterior and posterior tongue tie revisions richard baxter dmd ms performs an infant lightscalpel co2 laser frenectomy of anterior and posterior tongue ties.
The laser on time was 3 seconds with no bleeding.