How many months is it appropriate to trim the root of the baby's tongue? When is the best time to trim the short root of the baby's tongue?

We all know that babies are relatively weak and need to be well cared for when they are just born. Some babies have a short tongue root, which will affect their feeding and future speaking. So mothers will cut the tongue root of their babies. So when is the best time to cut the tongue root of a baby? Let's take a closer look!

When is the best time to cut the tongue root of a baby?

Doctors treat babies of different ages differently.

Children aged 3-6 may be afraid of surgery because of their older age. They may cry or even resist strongly. Children are also sensitive to pain and need a certain amount of anesthesia in addition to the tongue tie. If the amount of bleeding is heavy and the wound is large, stitches will be required. The harder the child struggles, the more difficult the surgery will be.

For babies between 6 months and 1 year old, no anesthetic is needed to trim the root of the tongue. It is usually a direct surgery. However, the effect is best for babies under 6 months old. At this time, the baby's pain nerves are not very developed, the frenulum of the tongue is relatively thin, and the bleeding is less. Breast milk enhances the baby's resistance, so it is not easy to be infected.

Does a baby's tongue have to be trimmed if it is short?

Physiological short tongue muscles in infants

Although some babies have short tongue muscles and are pulled tightly, as the baby's mandible and deciduous teeth grow out, the frenulum will gradually loosen and the movement of the tongue will become easier. This is physiological short tongue muscles in babies. As long as it does not affect the baby's diet and normal life, and the baby's weight gain is normal, you can continue to observe and wait for it to slowly return to normal.

If the tongue can touch the lower lip and the center of the chin, then surgery is not necessary.

The tongue can stretch out of the lips, and the tip of the tongue presents a distinct W shape, which can be observed again.

Short tongue muscles in babies - no way to restore

If the baby's tongue cannot extend beyond the lips, the tip of the tongue is in a "W" shape, speech is difficult, and eating is affected, then the baby needs surgery to trim the root of the tongue.

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In fact, whether the short tongue root should be trimmed or not mainly depends on the severity of the short tongue root. Not all short tongue roots need to be trimmed. Whether the baby's tongue root is short requires judgment by a professional dentist. Parents must not judge by themselves, let alone perform surgery on the baby by themselves, so as not to cause unnecessary infection.

What are the consequences of a baby's short tongue root?

The tongue muscles are the tissues that connect the tongue to the floor of the mouth. Some children have short tongue muscles, and their tongues cannot reach the upper palate, or their tongues cannot stretch forward freely. No matter how hard they try, they cannot touch the upper lip, and the shape of the stretched tongue is a "W" shape.

Short tongue muscles mean that the tongue muscles are hanging tightly. Although it is just a small tongue muscle, if it is too short, the baby cannot fully hold the top of the breast when feeding, which affects the baby's ability to eat.

In addition, short tongue muscles will also affect the baby's ability to express himself. The most obvious thing is that the retroflex sounds are not pronounced standardly. The child's tongue cannot fully curl up, such as: zh, ch, sh, and the expression is not clear enough.

Some people think that short tongue muscles are very dangerous, so they must make the baby undergo surgery. In fact, not all cases of short tongue muscles require surgery.