TOODLERS AND OLDER CHILDREN

EAT, BREATH, SLEEP, SPEAK BETTER

Children with untreated restrictive tongue and lip ties can eventually develop compensatory behaviors which may result in the following complications:


  • Mouth breathing
  • Snoring
  • Restless sleep
  • Snoring
  • Sleeping in odd positions
  • Bed wetting
  • Sleep Related Breathing Disorder and Sleep Apnea
  • Difficulty transitioning to solids
  • Food and texture aversions
  • Pocketing food in cheeks
  • Gagging or choking
  • Bloating, Constipation, and reflux
  • Delayed speech milestones
  • Difficulty with sounds like L, T, R, S, D, N, TH beyond the age your child should have mastered these sounds.
  • Lisp
  • Stuttering
  • Difficulty talking fast
  • Unclear speech with longer sentences.
  • Migraines
  • Neck and back pain
  • Forward or slumped posture
  • Propensity to dental cavities
  • Gap between front teeth
  • Gum recession
  • High palatal vault
  • Narrow lower jaw
  • Overbite
  • Open bite
  • Dental crowding
  • Symptoms of ADD/ADHD