Untying the Tongue Tie/Ankyloglossia

What is it about?

Ankyloglossia or tongue tie is a congenital condition that results when the inferior lingual frenulum is too short and is attached to the tip of the tongue, limiting its normal movements. Ankyloglossia can lead to a range of problems such as difficulties in breast feeding, speech impediments, poor oral hygiene, malocclusion, inability in deglutition, thus being an undesired problem in normal life activity

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Photo by Vinicius Benedit on Unsplash

Photo by Vinicius Benedit on Unsplash

Why is it important?

The tongue is an important organ that affects speech, position of the teeth, periodontal tissue, nutrition, and swallowing. Tongue tie is the non-medical term for a relatively common physical condition that limits the normal function of the tongue, which is actually called as ankyloglossia. Ankyloglossia is defined as a developmental anomaly of the tongue characterized by an abnormally short, thick lingual frenulum resulting in limitation of tongue movement or in simple terms, tongue tie. Tongue-tie may lead to various functional abnormalities that include abnormal speech, mal-occlusion and inability to swallow the food which could entail difficulty in normal life activity of an individual.

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