Clear Fork Healthy Dental Care - Lip & Tongue Frenectomy - Approved

• Holistic, Cosmetic, and Quality Restorative Dentistry in Fort Worth with patients ranging from newborn to 12 months, our dental practice can perform lip and tongue frenectomies, which allow your baby to nurse properly. -Counties served: Johnson, Tarrant, Parker, Hood
• • Owner
    Kiera Fry
  • Created On
    04-23-2020
  • Updated On
    07-08-2020
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• How To Contact

  • Name
    Clear Fork Healthy Dental Care
  • Phone
    (817) 731-9291
  • Fax
    N/A
  • Email
    coledds@clearforkdental.com
  • Address
    4812 Bryant Irvin Court
  • City
    Fort Worth
  • State
    TX

• More Information

  • Start Date
    N/A
  • Expiration Date
    N/A
  • Eligibility
    fcs
  • Fee
    N/A
  • Organization
    Clear Fork Healthy Dental Care
  • Zip Code
    76107

• Helpful Links

  • Main Program URL
    http://www.svcole.com/lip-and-tongue-frenectomy/

• Detailed Information

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    When a baby has a tight upper lip frenum attachment, their mouth’s mobility may be limited, especially when talking in terms of the tongue. This can make nursing extremely difficult, as the baby is not able to latch onto the nipple. With the minimally-invasive procedure performed by our office, your baby can begin regular nursing within 24 hours.

    TONGUE TIE :A tight lower tongue frenum attachment may restrict the mobility of the tongue and appear as a cupping or heart shaped tongue when the tongue is elevated. This can result in an inability to get the tongue under the nipple to create a suction to draw out milk. Long term a tongue tie can result in speech problems and/or issues later with transferring food around the mouth for chewing. 

    LIP TIE :A tight upper lip frenum attachment may compromise full lip flanging and appear as a tight, tense upper lip during nursing. This can result in a shallow latch during breastfeeding. Additionally, the tight upper lip may trap milk, resulting in constant contact of the milk to the front teeth. This can result in decalcification and dental decay can develop when the milk is not cleaned off of these areas. This same issue can occur with bottle-feeding. If the frenum attaches close to the ridge or into the palate a future diastema (gap between the teeth) can also occur. 
    

    
    

    SYMPTOMS: Some babies can have ties and not be symptomatic. To know if the ties are a problem we ask two major questions: “Is the baby getting enough to eat?” and “Is nursing comfortable for the mother?” Symptoms can be as follows:

    . Poor latch

    . Slides off nipple or falls asleep while attempting to latch

     . Colic symptoms

     . Reflux symptoms

     . Poor weight gain

     . Continuous feedings

     . Gumming or chewing of the nipple

     . Unable to take a pacifier or bottle

    . Creased, cracked, bruised or blistered nipples

    . Bleeding nipples

    . Incomplete breast drainage

    . Infected nipples or breasts

    . Plugged ducts

    . Mastitis (inflammation of the breast

    . Nipple thrush
    

• Eligibility Information

  • States
  • Counties
    • Johnson County
    • Parker County
    • Tarrant County
  • Cities
  • Zipcodes
  • School Districts
  • Age Groups
    • 0-11 mo
    • 12-18 mo
    • 18-24 mo
    • 2 years old
    • 3 years old
    • 4-5 years old
  • Languages Served
  • Family Incomes
  • Insurance Providers

• Files

  Misc Attachment

  frenectomy_consent.pdf

  04-23-2020