By Melanie Potock

 

In a March 2015 postĀ titled Just Flip the Lip, we explored how the band of tissue or ā€œfrenumā€ that attaches the upper lip to gum tissue can affect feeding development if the frenum is too restrictive. Today, weā€™ll focus on the lingual frenal attachment that is the easiest to miss: The posterior tongue tie (sometimes referred to as a submucosal tongue tie), a form of ankyloglossia.

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