Posterior tongue tie is treated using one of two main methods.
Posterior tongue tie laser.
The laser on time was 3 seconds with no bleeding.
Richard baxter dmd ms used his lightscalpel co2 laser to perform a posterior tongue tie release frenectomy on a newborn baby.
A posterior tongue tie can cause the same problems as an anterior tongue tie even though it isn t as easily.
The only difference is that the procedure uses a laser which minimizes the risk of infection and blood loss.
Alternatively a laser or scissors can also be us.
A posterior tongue tie is located deeper in the mouth further underneath the tongue.
Scissors or dental laser.
The tongue tie corrective procedures were performed in just seconds with no bleeding and using only topical anesthesia.
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.