{"id":1740,"date":"2022-08-29T17:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capeent.fm1.dev\/?page_id=1740"},"modified":"2022-08-29T17:40:43","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T21:40:43","slug":"tongue-tie-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/ent\/tongue-tie-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Tongue Tie Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the child\u2019s ability to breastfeed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tongue-Tie-Ankyloglossia-1536x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tongue-Tie-Ankyloglossia-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tongue-Tie-Ankyloglossia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tongue-Tie-Ankyloglossia-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the cause is unknown, it is believed to be associated with certain genetic factors. Some doctors prefer to take a wait-and-see approach, as the band of tissue may loosen over time, but most prefer to surgically correct the condition. The physician will either perform a frenotomy, a simple surgical procedure that involves cutting the tissue, or a frenuloplasty, which is more complicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Call Cape Medical Group at <a href=\"tel:+13027034025\" class=\"phone \"><span class=\"phone-number\">(302) 703-4025<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ankyloglossia, also known as tongue tie, is a condition present at birth that restricts the tongue\u2019s range of motion. A short, thick or tight band of tissue attaches the child\u2019s tongue to the floor of their mouth. This can cause trouble speaking, eating and swallowing; it can also impede the child\u2019s ability to breastfeed. While&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":83,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1740"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1740\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capemedicalde.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=1740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}