Frenectomy -- Braces

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Very interesting post as one of our daughter's youngest child ended up having a tongue tie that was not caught at birth, but she noticed it a couple of months later as a pediatric PT, and he had it done. It can definitely interfere with speech issues in some children. Then a friend's daughter just had a baby and he was found to have two ties and it was taken care of shortly after birth within the first week or so. The doctors told her in the hospital that per cent of young babies being born with this condition has really grown and they are not sure why. In the young baby it can making the nursing difficult. Why one would not have this addressed as a baby I am not quite sure because if left in place it can change the alignment of the mouth structure.

I think a good number of people posting on this thread are mixing up the "tongue tied" baby situation (which is a different type of frenectomy) with kids who have a membrane b/t their upper teeth. The tongue-tied situation is a membrane attaching the tongue to the lower lip. The situation I think OP is referring to involved the upper lip and the connection to the roof of the mouth b/t the two front teeth. Of course, the tongue tied baby gets treated right away... no question.

The frenectomy that goes with gap teeth and braces apparently gets treated after braces (or sometimes before). These are two different frenectomies.

[Anonymous]

NP here.

My daughter had this done about a year before she got her braces on (age 12 or so). Both the periodontist and the orthodontist recommended that timing. Her teeth were actually pretty nice, with just a little gap between her front teeth. The braces and procedure were recommended for oral and gum health decades from now; issues I couldn't even see associated with her bite.

She got the procedure, which I believe was covered by Metlife, most of it anyway. Then she got her braces on for two years. Just took them off and her teeth are fantastic, so much nicer than I thought possible. Her bite is great, which is really the point.

I would do it the way the specialists are recommending. We went to Silver Spring Periodontics-- they were extremely kind and the oral surgeon has kids and was very good with my daughter who was terrified. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Very interesting post as one of our daughter's youngest child ended up having a tongue tie that was not caught at birth, but she noticed it a couple of months later as a pediatric PT, and he had it done. It can definitely interfere with speech issues in some children. Then a friend's daughter just had a baby and he was found to have two ties and it was taken care of shortly after birth within the first week or so. The doctors told her in the hospital that per cent of young babies being born with this condition has really grown and they are not sure why. In the young baby it can making the nursing difficult. Why one would not have this addressed as a baby I am not quite sure because if left in place it can change the alignment of the mouth structure.

I think a good number of people posting on this thread are mixing up the "tongue tied" baby situation (which is a different type of frenectomy) with kids who have a membrane b/t their upper teeth. The tongue-tied situation is a membrane attaching the tongue to the lower lip. The situation I think OP is referring to involved the upper lip and the connection to the roof of the mouth b/t the two front teeth. Of course, the tongue tied baby gets treated right away... no question.

The frenectomy that goes with gap teeth and braces apparently gets treated after braces (or sometimes before). These are two different frenectomies.

OP here and you are correct!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP here.

My daughter had this done about a year before she got her braces on (age 12 or so). Both the periodontist and the orthodontist recommended that timing. Her teeth were actually pretty nice, with just a little gap between her front teeth. The braces and procedure were recommended for oral and gum health decades from now; issues I couldn't even see associated with her bite.

She got the procedure, which I believe was covered by Metlife, most of it anyway. Then she got her braces on for two years. Just took them off and her teeth are fantastic, so much nicer than I thought possible. Her bite is great, which is really the point.

I would do it the way the specialists are recommending. We went to Silver Spring Periodontics-- they were extremely kind and the oral surgeon has kids and was very good with my daughter who was terrified. Good luck!

Thanks for the reassurance!