What's the procedure for an upper labial frenectomy between two front teeth like?
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Sometimes a frenum can be attached too high on the gums causing either recession or spaces between teeth. The procedure to remove this is a called labial frenectomy and involves the removal of tissue attachment between the two front teeth as the gap between the teeth can again pushed apart by the frenum, even after it being initially corrected via a different procedure.
A frenectomy is a simple procedure that is done in the dental office using local anaesthesia. A hemostat is clamped to the frenum and using a scalpel, the tissue is cut away from the top and bottom of the hemostat. After removal of the tissue, the remaining tissue are sutured to avoid reforming a new frenum. The visit usually takes only a half hour.
Probably the most important part of the labial frenectomy procedure is the suturing ( stitching ) because if the wound is left open it can close back and reform the old frenum. That's not what is wanted so several sutures are placed on the inside of the lip and on the alveolar mucosa. The sutures are removed in about a week.
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