S6:E51 - Dr. Larry Kotlow: Parent’s Guide to Tongue Ties

My guest today is Dr. Lawrence Kotlow a board-certified pediatric dentist — a specialist dedicated to treating children, from birth, infants, and toddlers since 1974. His practice specializes in preventive dentistry, newborn and infant care, the use of lasers for restoring decayed teeth, and oral surgery. His work with mothers and infants with breastfeeding due to tethered oral tissues (tongue-ties and lip-ties) is respected worldwide. His practice, located in Albany, New York, serves the dental needs of all children, including special needs children. He is a recognized international expert and lecturer on the use of lasers in treating children and pediatric dental care.

Dr. Kotlow is well known for his concern and understanding of mothers who wish to breastfeed. He is an internationally known expert on the diagnosis and treatment of abnormally attached lingual frenums, also known as tongue-ties. Dr. Kotlow sees infants as early as a day after birth for the revision of tongue-tie using laser surgery to eliminate the need to place infants in the operating room or the need for drugs for treatment.

Dr. Kotlow has written more than 35 articles and authored chapters on pediatric dentistry and lasers for three laser textbooks. He is also the author of the book SOS 5 TOTS: Exposing the Myths About Breastfeeding and Healing the Heartbreak to Make Breastfeeding a Joy.

You can find out more about Dr. Kotlow at kiddsteeth.com.

Show Notes:

• Dr. Kotlow's Office: https://www.kiddsteeth.com/

• SOS 4 TOTS Courses: https://www.kiddsteeth.com/sos4tots-courses

• SOS 4 TOTS Book: https://shoptbmbooks.com/sos_4_tots.html

• Webinar Recording of Airway Health Solutions - Master Class with Dr. Richard Baxter, Dr. Scott Siegel, and Dr. Larry Kotlow: https://youtu.be/z592wRnCXno

• Evaluating Your Child For Obstructive Sleep Apnea: PDF

• Library of Articles and Research on Tongue Ties