tongue-tie
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A month later, Deepti learned the tongue-tie procedure had been done wrong and needed more treatment due to scar tissue - but by then, it was too late to return to breastfeeding.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2024
An estimated 7% of babies are diagnosed with a condition called tongue-tie, in which the connection between the tongue and the floor of the mouth is too strong and limits tongue movement.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
The quick procedure, known as a tongue-tie release, involves a dentist or doctor snipping a tight band of tissue connecting the tongue to the bottom of the mouth.
From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Both women are calling for midwives and health visitors to be better trained to diagnose tongue-tie.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2022
And if you are to suffer, it would be right to tongue-tie that silver Bell, and leave the congregations to their selling of cabbages.
From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert
