National Guidance for the Assessment, Diagnosis and ...

The lingual frenulum normally recedes as a child grows and will continue to recede during the first 6 years of life. Therefore there is hesitation to attribute ultimate language delay to tongue-tie and subject children to what could be unnecessary and potentially risky procedures. Incidence ~ of tongue tie 3-5% with a male-to-female ratio of 3:1 ................
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