Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital
Tongue-tie –myth or reality? - National Women's Hospital
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M<strong>or</strong>phological Differences between<br />
Neonatal and Adult <strong>Tongue</strong><br />
• The neonatal tongue has-<br />
-thinner mucosa over d<strong>or</strong>sal and ventral<br />
aspects<br />
- very little fat and subcutaneous tissue<br />
-larger extrinsic muscles (especially<br />
styloglossus) –involved in movement of<br />
tongue en bloc
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