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North Carolina Tongue Tie Center2025-08-01T12:15:07-04:00

Compassionate Care That is Integrativeis PersonalizedGets Results

Bigger-Picture Approaches to Full Oral Function.

The North Carolina Tongue Tie Center in Cary is the best tongue tie clinic in the area

We brought our two-week-old son in for a lip tie and tongue tie revision. I was at the end of my rope with so many issues breastfeeding when we were referred here. I’m so glad we were because Dr. Ray and his staff were super helpful, knowledgeable, and kind.

– Brittany Adee

We brought our two-week-old son in for a lip tie and tongue tie revision. I was at the end of my rope with so many issues breastfeeding when we were referred here. I’m so glad we were because Dr. Ray and his staff were super helpful, knowledgeable, and kind.

– Brittany Adee

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From our thorough consultations and our dedicated guest services coordinator, we’ll walk you through every step of the process to provide a seamless experience from start to finish. The North Carolina Tongue Tie Center is a local practice; no corporate offices, no unanswered calls or emails, and no barriers to getting your questions answered. Just real people, here to help you all along the way.

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The North Carolina Tongue Tie Center in Cary is the best tongue tie clinic in the area

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The NC Tongue Tie Center is the leading clinic of its kind in North Carolina

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Symptoms:

Orthodontic

• Inability to extend tongue past lips, lift the tongue fully upwards or move it side to side

• Dental hygiene issues / frenal irritation

• Pouching or holding food in mouth (can affect jaw/tooth alignment over time)

• Messy eating with open mouth chewing (possible early indicator of oral motor pattern issues)

• Dental and oral health problems including cavities, gum disease and/or bad breath

• Difficulties related to dental hygiene

• Inability to extend tongue past lips, lift the tongue fully upwards or move it side to side

• Dental hygiene issues / frenal irritation

• Pouching or holding food in mouth (can affect jaw/tooth alignment over time)

• Messy eating with open mouth chewing (possible early indicator of oral motor pattern issues)

• Dental and oral health problems including cavities, gum disease and/or bad breath

• Difficulties related to dental hygiene

Symptoms:

Sleep / Airway

• Baby falls asleep while attempting to nurse

• Signs of acid reflux when not feeding (spit-up, gagging, vomiting)

• Gassy or GI discomfort impacting rest

• Air intake during feeding (may affect breathing during sleep)

• Dribbling and/or mouth breathing

• Digestive problems, constipation, reflux

• Headaches and/or migraines

• Persistence of dribbling

• Baby falls asleep while attempting to nurse

• Signs of acid reflux when not feeding (spit-up, gagging, vomiting)

• Gassy or GI discomfort impacting rest

• Air intake during feeding (may affect breathing during sleep)

• Dribbling and/or mouth breathing

• Digestive problems, constipation, reflux

• Headaches and/or migraines

• Persistence of dribbling

Symptoms:

Speech

• Speech development is abnormally delayed (number of words)

• Poor pronunciation (words sound different from spelling)

• Poor enunciation (mumbles / slurs speech)

• Diagnosed with speech difficulties

• Currently in speech therapy

• Speech therapy attempted

• Trouble with sounds: L, R, T, D, N, Th, Sh, Ch, S, Z

• Speech problems, delays and/or lisps

• Delayed development of speech

• Deterioration in speech

• Loss of self-confidence because they feel and sound “different”

• Speech development is abnormally delayed (number of words)

• Poor pronunciation (words sound different from spelling)

• Poor enunciation (mumbles / slurs speech)

• Diagnosed with speech difficulties

• Currently in speech therapy

• Speech therapy attempted

• Trouble with sounds: L, R, T, D, N, Th, Sh, Ch, S, Z

• Speech problems, delays and/or lisps

• Delayed development of speech

• Deterioration in speech

• Loss of self-confidence because they feel and sound “different”

Symptoms:

Eating

• Gagged/vomited when first introduced to food

• Currently gags/vomits (frequency varies)

• Messy eating (open mouth chewing / food loss from front of mouth)

• Quantity of food consumed is abnormally low

• Picky about food types or textures

• Prefers small snacks over meals (grazing)

• Gassy or GI distension/discomfort

• Acid reflux (previously or currently)

• Dislikes or doesn’t eat meat

• Pouching/holding food in mouth

• Inability to chew age-appropriate solid foods in a normal amount of time

• Gagging, choking or vomiting on certain foods, or eating an abnormally small amount of food

• Picky eater may have solid food aversions, preferring purees and/or very soft foods

 

• Gagged/vomited when first introduced to food

• Currently gags/vomits (frequency varies)

• Messy eating (open mouth chewing / food loss from front of mouth)

• Quantity of food consumed is abnormally low

• Picky about food types or textures

• Prefers small snacks over meals (grazing)

• Gassy or GI distension/discomfort

• Acid reflux (previously or currently)

• Dislikes or doesn’t eat meat

• Pouching/holding food in mouth

• Inability to chew age-appropriate solid foods in a normal amount of time

• Gagging, choking or vomiting on certain foods, or eating an abnormally small amount of food

• Picky eater may have solid food aversions, preferring purees and/or very soft foods

Symptoms:

Breastfeeding / Bottlefeeding

• Baby bobs on and off when latching / poor latch

• Mother has nipple pain or deformed nipples from poor latch

• Baby is excessively gassy (chronic burping, flatulence, hiccups)

• Prolonged or incomplete feeding (baby doesn’t fully empty breast or bottle)

• Baby falls asleep while attempting to nurse

• Clicking noises during feeding (air intake / loss of suction)

• Supplementing with a bottle to assist feeding (by necessity)

• Milk leakage from mouth or nose

• Signs of acid reflux when not feeding (spit-up, gagging, vomiting)

• Weak latch that doesn’t last long

• Significant problems with breastfeeding

• Baby bobs on and off when latching / poor latch

• Mother has nipple pain or deformed nipples from poor latch

• Baby is excessively gassy (chronic burping, flatulence, hiccups)

• Prolonged or incomplete feeding (baby doesn’t fully empty breast or bottle)

• Baby falls asleep while attempting to nurse

• Clicking noises during feeding (air intake / loss of suction)

• Supplementing with a bottle to assist feeding (by necessity)

• Milk leakage from mouth or nose

• Signs of acid reflux when not feeding (spit-up, gagging, vomiting)

• Weak latch that doesn’t last long

• Significant problems with breastfeeding

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