How To Make A Referral
GrowMeMyo currently accepts private pay, BlueCross Blue Shield, BlueCare, Cigna, United HealthCare, and TennCare Select.
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Physician Offices may fax orders to 423-205-5576
Please call or text 423-724-7759 if you have questions about the referral process.
Evidence Based Practice
We are committed to operating under the most relevant evidence-based and clinically-based practices. Our practices are based on, but not limited to, the following research studies:
Baxter, R. (2018). Tongue Tied: How a tiny string under the tongue impacts nursing, speech, feeding, and more. Alabama, GA: Alabama Tongue-Tie Center.
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Baxter, R., Merkel-Walsh, R., Baxter, B. S., Ashley, A., & Rendell, N. R. (2020). Functional improvements of speech, feeding, and sleep after lingual frenectomy tongue-tie release: A prospective cohort study. Clinical Pediatrics, 000992282092805
Boshart, C. (2015). Demystifying tongue tie, methods to confidently analyze and treat a tethered tongue. Ellijay, GA: Speech Dynamics Inc.
Buck, L. S., Frey, H., Davis, M., Robbins, M., Spankovich, C., Narisetty, V., & Carron, J. D. (2020). Characteristics and considerations for children with ankyloglossia undergoing frenulectomy for dysphagia and aspiration.
Campaign SM, Fontes MJ, Camrgos PA, Freire LM (2010). The impact of speech therapy on asthma and allergic rhinitis control in mouth breathing children and adolescents. Jornal de Pediatria, May-Jun;86(3):202-8.doi:10.2223/JPED.1995. Epub 2010 May 6. American Journal of Otolaryngology, 102393. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102393
Hand, P., Olivi, G., Lajolo, C., Gioco, G., Marigo, L., Castagnola, R., & Cordaro, M. (2020). Short lingual frenum in infants, children, and adolescents. Part 1: Breastfeeding and gastroesophageal reflux disease improvement after tethered oral tissues release. European journal of paediatric dentistry, 21(4), 309–317. https://doi.org/10.23804/ejpd.2020.21.04.10
Mariana Do Rêgo Barros De Andrade Fraga, Barreto, K. A., Lira, T. C. B., & Menezes, V. A. D. (2020). Is the Occurrence of Ankyloglossia in Newborns Associated with Breastfeeding Difficulties? Breastfeeding Medicine. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2019.0199
Merdad H. & Mascarenhas, A, K. (2020). Ankyloglossia may cause breastfeeding, tongue mobility, and speech difficulties, with inconclusive results on treatment choices. Journal of Evidence Based Dental Practice, 10 (3); 152-153.
Merkel-Walsh, R. (2020). Orofacial myofunctional therapy with children ages 0-4 and individuals with special needs, International Journal of Orofacial Myology and Myofunctional Therapy, 46 (1), 22-36.
Messner, A. H., Walsh, J., Rosenfeld, R. M., Schwartz, S. R., Ishman, S. L., Baldassari, C.,Satterfield, L. (2020). Clinical Consensus Statement: Ankyloglossia in Children. Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, 019459982091545. doi: 10.1177/019459982091545
Sfasciotti, G. L., Zara, F., Fioravanti, M., Guaragna, M., Palaia, G., & Polimeni, A. (2020). Frenulectomy with Diode Laser Technology in Paeditric Patients: Quantitative and Qualitative Evaluations. Randomized Double- Blind Clinical Trial. Applied Sciences, 10(12), 4114. doi:10.3390/app10124114
Slagter, K. W., Raghoebar, G. M., Hamming, I., Meijer, J., & Vissink, A. (2020). Effect of frenotomy on breastfeeding and reflux: results from the BRIEF prospective longitudinal cohort study. Clinical oral investigations, 10.1007/s00784-020-03665-y. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03665-y
Zaghi, S., Valcu-Pinkerton, S., Jabara, M., Norouz-Knutsen, L., Govardhan, C., Moeller, J., Sinkus, V., Thorsen, R.S., Downing, V., Camacho, M., Yoon, A., Hang, W.M., Hockel, B., Guilleminault, C. and Liu, S.Y.-C. (2019), Lingual frenuloplasty with myofunctional therapy: Exploring safety and efficacy in 348 cases. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 4: 489-496. https://doi.org/10.1002/lio2.297
