Primary Care Perspectives

Primary Care Perspectives: Episode 162-- Ankyloglossia


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Google searches for tongue tie, or ankyloglossia, have doubled in the past five years and the number of infants having frenotomies is also increasing. Helping us understand the tongue anatomy and sort out myths surrounding tongue ties is Adva Buzi, MD, an attending physician in the Division of Otolaryngology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Together, we discuss diagnosis, indications for referral, potential benefits/risk of frenotomy, and the myths surrounding ankyloglossia. 

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Primary Care PerspectivesBy Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia