Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Speech, Feeding, and More - Softcover

Baxter DMD MS, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1732508208 ISBN 13: 9781732508200

Publisher: Alabama Tongue-Tie Center, 2018

Synopsis

Chances are, you or someone you know is affected by a tongue-tie.
Common, yet little understood, tongue-ties can lead to a myriad of problems, including difficulty when nursing, speaking or eating. In the most crucial and formative parts of children’s lives, tongue-ties have a significant effect on their well-being. Many parents and professionals alike want to know what can be done, and how best to treat these patients and families.
And now, there are answers.
Tongue-Tied: How a Tiny String Under the Tongue Impacts Nursing, Feeding, Speech, and More is an exhaustive and informative guide to this misunderstood affliction. Along with a team of medical specialists, author Dr. Richard Baxter demystifies tongue-ties and spells out how this condition can be treated comprehensively, safely and comfortably.
Starting with a broad history of tongue-ties, this invaluable guide covers 21st-century assessment techniques and treatment options available for tethered oral tissues. Various accounts of patient challenges and victories are prominently featured as well. With the proper diagnosis and treatment, tethered oral tissues can be released with minimal discomfort, resulting in lives free of struggles during nursing, speaking, and feeding, while also reducing the incidence of dental issues, headaches, and even neck pain for children through adults.
Aimed at both parents and professionals, Tongue-Tied encourages those affected while providing reassuring and valuable information. Dr. Baxter and his qualified team have pooled their expertise to make a difference in the lives of people. No longer will young patients and their parents suffer without answers.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Richard Baxter, DMD, MS is a board-certified pediatric dentist and board-certified laser surgeon. He lives in Birmingham, AL with his wife Tara, and twin girls, Hannah and Noelle. He is the founder and owner of Shelby Pediatric Dentistry and Alabama Tongue-Tie Center where he uses the CO2 laser to release oral restrictions that are causing nursing, speaking, dental, sleep and feeding issues. He had a tongue-tie himself, and his twin girls were treated for tongue and lip-tie at birth, so for him, this field is a personal one. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading, outdoor activities. Dr. Baxter also participates in many overseas dental mission trips and is currently working on several projects related to tongue-ties involving research and education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alabama Tongue-Tie Center
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1732508208
• ISBN 13: 9781732508200
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 342