Lip tie is related to, but very different from, the better-known and more common condition called tongue tie. Lip tie is the condition when the membrane behind an infant’s upper lip is unusually thick or rigid. When that membrane — called the labial frenulum — is unusually thick or rigid, it can restrict the upper…
Tongue-tie (also called ankyloglossia) is a condition that restricts a child’s range of tongue motion. Ankyloglossia affects roughly 11% of newborns. In cases of tongue-tie, the child’s lingual frenulum is unusually short, thick, or tight. That lingual frenulum connects the bottom of the child’s tongue and the floor of the child’s mouth. Most of the…
Tongue-tie is a condition that affects up to 11% of newborns. Tongue-tie (also called ankyloglossia) is a condition that restricts the range of motion of the child’s tongue. In a child born with ankyloglossia, the lingual frenulum is unusually short, thick, or tight. The lingual frenulum is the tissue that connects the bottom of an…