A tongue-tie in a school-age child
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A 9-year-old is brought in by a parent who has read about tongue-tie. A speech-language pathologist has seen the child for some sounds. The parent asks whether the frenulum under the tongue should be cut.
- Frenulum attaches near the tip of the tongue
- Tongue lifts only partway toward the palate
- Speech-language pathologist already involved
- No history of bleeding problems given yet
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A 9-year-old is brought in by a parent who has read about tongue-tie. A speech-language pathologist has seen the child for some sounds. The parent asks whether the frenulum under the tongue should be cut.
- Frenulum attaches near the tip of the tongue
- Tongue lifts only partway toward the palate
- Speech-language pathologist already involved
- No history of bleeding problems given yet
M27 step 1: Lift the tongue and read its function. Open this step in the lesson.Unlock the questions
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Unlock the full library Open the free caseM27: Lingual frenotomy: check the tongue's function, consent, release, stop the bleeding and follow up. Open the lesson step