Smart Mouth

J. L.

My son was diagnosed with a tongue tie a few years ago as a baby. Despite the ongoing feeding problems and other issues, most shrugged it off as something he would eventually grow out of. The current and past pediatrician flat out ignored that it was causing him health problems. Once he started elementary my wife and I started to notice breathing issues during sleep. I struggle personally with sleep apnea so I immediately started searching again for answers for my son.

Dr. Tara is the only doctor who listened, gave feedback and created a plan to fix his tongue tie. During the exam Dr. Tara also pointed out a lip tie which immediately started making sense to the years of dental issues he had experienced. She recommended myofunctional therapy to improve his stiff tongue movement before scheduling the procedure.

My son loved the bodywork offered at the Smart Mouth office. The changes from the procedure are unbelievable. No more restless sleeping, no mouth breathing and his face and body are more relaxed. I was also shocked to hear my son mention that he could already breathe better. It's been a long journey searching for answers from a knowledgeable doctor but we finally found one! Thank you Highly recommend

December 2, 2024

Bella Stucki

It takes time and intense effort, but it’s all so worth it. Our son had severe tongue and lip tie. Only two weeks after he was born I was seriously considering quitting the breastfeeding journey altogether. I was devastated. After taking him to see Dr.

Tara, he was immediately able to latch correctly and fed without severe pain for me and extreme struggle for him for the first time. It was such a huge relief. It took 6 weeks for me to heal from damage done and two months later to have a WONDERFUL experience feeding him. I’m so glad I didn’t give up.

January 2, 2025

Ashley Carreon

Dr Tara and her staff are so wonderful. We brought our 5 month old in for a tongue tie removal and 2 buccal removals. Her staff was great. From the body work to the procedure and the follow up, we felt comfortable and informed the whole process.

We even got check in text messages from her and her staff through out his recovery. 3 weeks post procedure and hes eating better then he ever has and exploring his tongue. Id highly recommend them

March 30, 2025

Mark Chmiela

Dr. Tara was absolutely amazing! She took care of my young boy who was dealing with speech difficulties related to tongue and lip ties. I loved that she was conservative with her approach. We did therapy first, which did help, but with ongoing deficits, my son was recommended a minor procedure to release his ties. He did absolutely amazing in Dr.

Tara’s hands. He didn’t cry at all and didn’t need any time to recover. I’m very grateful for her expertise and care. Thank you!

March 18, 2025