General Information on Tongue Tie

Dr Caroline Bowen’s Article
A detailed and comprehensive description on what the tongue does and how tongue tie affects its actions. Written by a highly experienced and qualified Australian Speech-Language Pathologist, Dr Caroline Bowen, PhD.

Dr Lawrence Kotlow
Dr Lawrence Kotlow, DDS. Dr Kotlow is a specialist paediatric dentist based in Albany, NY, USA, who has done much research on tongue ties and their treatment.  His website contains many other articles on tongue tie.

Dr Scott Seigel
Dr Scott A. Siegel is a Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon and Pioneer of Lip and Tongue-tie Surgery.

Tongue Tie Institute
Leaders in tongue tie education

Dr Sharon Smart is a Lecturer in the School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology and Course Coordinator of the Graduate Entry Masters (GEM) Speech Pathology program at Curtin University.

Alabama Tongue Tie Centre – Dr Baxter
Live patient courses and patient consulations and a book.


Orofacial Myology

Orofacial Myology Health is Sydney’s leading provider of Orofacial Myology therapy. We work with children and adults to create healthier, happier faces.
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Introductory Course. This course provides an in depth introduction to Orofacial Myology theory and practice.

Rochelle McPherson
With over 25 years of experience in dental hygiene and related fields, Rochelle is one of Australia’s leading practitioners of Orofacial Myology.


Australasian Society for Tongue and Lip Ties (ASTLiT)

ASTLiT is a professional, multidisciplinary society focused on improving knowledge and awareness of tongue tie and upper lip tie. Their focus is providing a resource for professionals working across a broad range of health-care settings with people of all ages who have been diagnosed with tongue tie or upper lip tie.


Breastfeeding and Tongue Tie

A compilation of links on breastfeeding a baby with tongue tie
A comprehensive collection of links on breastfeeding a baby with tongue tie at the Kellymom website. This website specializes in information on breastfeeding, sleep and parenting.

Ms Barbara Wilson-Clay
Barbara Wilson-Clay BSEd, IBCLC. is a well known lactation consultant who is based in Austin, Texas, USA. She is the joint author of “The Breastfeeding Atlas” which has a chapter (Chap 18) devoted to Ankyloglossia.

Royal Women’s Hospital – The Impact of Tongue Tie
The Impact of Tongue Tie from the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Sam Foster – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant & Endorsed Midwife

Bridget Ingle – Lactation Consultant & Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist


Surgery for Tongue Tie

Dr Sody Abby Naimer’s Article
An article by Dr Sody Abby Naimer, Amnon Biton, Daniel Vardy and Alex Zvulunov titled “Office treatment of congenital ankyloglossia” published in the journal Med Sci Monit.