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Tongue tie - Symptom

Alternative Names

Ankyloglossia

Symptoms:

Can't stick the tongue forward.
Excessive attachment of tongue to bottom of the mouth
V-shaped notch in tip of tongue

Signs and tests:

A doctor can diagnose this condition during a physical exam. The exam will show that the tongue tissue is attached too far forward.

Oropharynx

Reviewed last on: 4/22/2008
Reviewed by Alan Lipkin, MD, Otolaryngologist, Private Practice, Denver, Colorado. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004.

Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005.

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