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.
Posterior tongue tie laser.
A posterior tongue tie is located deeper in the mouth further underneath the tongue.
Richard baxter dmd ms used his lightscalpel co2 laser to perform a posterior tongue tie release frenectomy on a newborn baby.
The laser on time was 3 seconds with no bleeding.
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.
The only difference is that the procedure uses a laser which minimizes the risk of infection and blood loss.
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.
Scissors or dental laser.
A laser frenectomy is basically the same procedure as a traditional oral frenectomy.