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Seeking Lingual Frenectomy from ENT

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) | Last Active: Jul 14 5:45pm | Replies (8)
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@danc2050

Hi @loribmt. Thank you so much for your reply! This was the conclusion of my research also, but when I went to a dentist in my area he basically said that since I didn't have a tongue-tie he wouldn't do it. He was a periodontist filling in for a dentist as that place was short a dentist at the time.

I don't want to pay for another consultation and be sent away...luckily my insurance covered that visit though. If anyone has a referral to someone who would do this procedure, I'd be much obliged.

Thank you,
Daniel

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | May 6, 2023

Hi Daniel, I’m not sure anyone in Connect could make that referral for you. Members in the forum are mostly people like you who have joined to find answers and support for a medical, personal or emotional issue.
I’m a retired certified dental assistant who came to Connect seeking information for my illness a few years ago and became a volunteer mentor. I don’t know any dentists in your area but I do know a periodontist wouldn’t be the person to perform that procedure for you.

What I’d suggest doing is to make a few phone calls to various dentists, dental colleges, or oral surgeons in your area to ask if they would do a frenectomy on an adult. I really don’t think this is anything that would require you making a trip outside your local area for treatment.
Just so you understand, there can be limitations for being able to clip the frenum depending on the size and how seriously it’s impeding the tongue from movement. If a doctor doesn’t feel it’s feasible then it’s not a matter of them not willing to do it, they simply can’t.

Have you tried checking with any other local dentists?

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