@oceanswestfield: Sticking out your tongue for the….. DENTIST! WHAT’S YOUR TONGUE SAYING ABOUT YOU?!? Does it look HEALTHY in color or shape? Does it MOVE in all the ways that it should? Does your tongue ELEVATE to the roof of your mouth? This POWERHOUSE part of our body is made up of 8 different muscles!!! Its appearance can be very indicative of your overall HEALTH! So when we say “OPEN UP REALLY BIG & SAY AHHHH” we LEARN more about you then you might think!!! We’re not just tooth doctors. We check your overall head & neck as well as your TEETH, GUMS & TONGUE! Sometimes your tongue can be giving... -Signs of dehydration -Vitamin deficiencies -Tongue ties -Bigger oral/systemic body connections - cancer, auto immune, gastrointestinal disorders Believe it or not all these things can change the appearance of your TONGUE! Scalloped tongue, scrotal tongue, geographic tongue, Covid tongue, oral cancer. & let’s not forget that little string underneath your tongue. Your FRENUM! You need to ELEVATE your tongue to BREATHE correctly, SWALLOW correctly, SPEAK correctly & EAT correctly, sing, kiss, play an instrument, the list goes on…. Therefore it is so important that your frenum is not restricting YOU!!! Cant no frenum take my pride. Can’t no frenum hold meeeee down. Oh noooo I got to keeping on movin’ ! Your tongue has a HOME & it’s in the roof of your mouth! However, if that darn frenum is “TIED” & keeping your tongue low down at the bottom of your mouth there’s no way it can physically get home! That’s why we do something called a FRENECTOMY, using a laser it releases a tight frenum to allow the movement we all deserve! With a tie, the tongue will appear with a white coating as it cannot clear the milk or food. The more you know! Questions?! Ask away! Much love, Dr. Aimee #stickingoutyourtongueforthepicture #tongue #dentist #oralhealth #wellness #stickingoutyourtongue

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