THE MISUNDERSTANDING OF POSTERIOR TONGUE TIE ANATOMY AND RELEASE TECHNIQUEWhen medical providers and parents hear the phrase “tongue tie”, they most commonly picture a tight anterior tongue tie, where the tip of...
What You Should Know About Thumb-Sucking, Pacifiers, and Other Non-Nutritive Oral HabitsBabies have the innate need to suck. It’s a reflex they are born with. Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) refers to a sucking behavior that does...
The Tongue's Role In Pediatric Sleep Disorders and Skeletal Growth and DevelopmentThe jaws grow and develop as a result of even pressure from the lips, cheeks and tongue. Any disruption in this equilibrium can result in...
Three Structures in a Child’s Mouth That Can Cause Picky EatingBabies, toddlers, and older children can develop feeding difficulties—ranging from general picky eating to severe feeding disorders—for a...
Why You May Want to Skip the Sippy Cup for Your BabyFirst comes breast or bottle, then sippy cup, right? Not so fast. Experts report you may want to just skip the sippy cup for your baby....
Cost of infant snoring: There's nothing cute about it, and here's what dental hygienists canRecently, Timbrey and her baby son visited with another young mother and her baby. The other mother looked at her sleeping little baby...