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Description: Before photo - shows the tethered tongue as she raises her tongue toward the roof or her mouth. She is extremely limited and cannot touch the roof of her mouth. After photo - shows how happy the patient was to stick her tongue out at me and the range of motion we were able to create!
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Description: These figures show how happy the patient was to stick her tongue out at me and the range of motion we were able to create!
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Description: Before photo - shows the range of extension she could achieve with her tongue. She could not stick out tongue beyond lower lip. She had small mouth and the tongue occludes her entire airway when she attempts to stick it out of her mouth. After photo - shows the completed frenectemy and the bloodless field the C02 10,600nm laser created.
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Description: Before photo - shows the range of extension she could achieve with her tongue. She could not stick out tongue beyond lower lip. She had small mouth and the tongue occludes her entire airway when she attempts to stick it out of her mouth. After photo - shows the completed frenectemy and the bloodless field the C02 10,600nm laser created.
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Description: Before photo - shows her attempt to move her tongue to the left and how limited she is in lateral movement and protrusive movement. After photo - shows how happy the patient was to stick her tongue out at me and the range of motion we were able to create!
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Description: Before photo - shows her attempt to move her tongue to the left and how limited she is in lateral movement and protrusive movement. After photo shows an implant I placed and the tongue posturing made implant placement and impressioning very difficult!
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Description: Before photo - shows the tethered tongue as she raises her tongue toward the roof or her mouth. She is extremely limited and cannot touch the roof of her mouth. After photo - shows the tight space between the lingual vestibule and the implant making it very difficult to get separation for the flange of the impression tray to fit in to the lingual vestibule.
