Justin Roche, MB ChB, MRCPCH, IBCLC, is a pediatrician at the National Tongue Tie Centre in Tipperary, Ireland. During this interview, he shares his journey from scissors to diode to CO2 laser frenectomies.
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View our interview with Dr. Shelly Klein of Cornerstone Pediatrics in Prescott Valley, AZ. Dr. Klein discusses tethered oral tissues, and how she uses her LightScalpel CO2 laser to improve
Watch the VideoThis article reports clinical cases of a Functional Frenectomy with the CO2 laser and includes, in addition to pre- and post-frenectomy OMT, a pre- and post-surgical systematic bodywork performed by a chiropractor, to achieve long-lasting functional results.
ContinueA baby with an anterior (near or at the tip) tongue-tie or a hidden (submucosal) posterior tongue-tie is often born with a high arched palate. These common tethers keep the tongue in a low position in utero...
ContinueWatch as Paul I. Rubin, DDS, of Frisco Kid’s Dentistry performs a LightScalpel CO2 laser lip-tie release (labial frenectomy). Learn more about Dr. Rubin and Frisco Kid’s Dentistry in Fisco,
Watch the VideoOptimal orofacial function in adult patients can be achieved through the extensive functional release of restrictive oral tissues. The functional release is accomplished through a) the SuperPulse CO2 laser frenectomy...
ContinueAnkyloglossia, commonly referred to as “tongue-tie,” has recently seen a surge in cases and awareness with a corresponding increase in diagnosis and treatment...
ContinueIn order to rebuild the necessary orofacial function in adult patients, a Tongue-Tie Functional Release includes the mandatory pre- and post- frenectomy myofunctional therapy and the CO2 laser frenectomy...
ContinueThis article addresses the control over the Depth of Incision, and the Depth of Coagulation / Hemostasis during a CO2 laser frenectomy, and illustrates these concepts through a Case Study: the revision of a tongue tie that was previously released with a hot tip diode.
ContinueMolly Gunsaulis, DDS, who recently purchased a LightScalpel CO2 laser for infant frenectomies, shares her story about switching from a diode to the LightScalpel CO2 laser.
ContinueRichard Baxter, DMD, MS, uses his LightScalpel CO2 laser to perform a tongue- and lip-tie release (frenectomy) on a 3-week-old infant. Both of the restrictive frenula were released in under
Watch the VideoSee two case studies by Martin Kaplan, DMD, as he uses his 10,600-nm CO2 laser to perform frenectomies in pediatric patients.
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