top of page
Premier Periodontics
& Implant Dentistry
Rupa Hamal DMD, MS, MPH
Diplomate of American Board of Periodontology
1329 Cherry Way Dr, Suite 100
Gahanna OH 43230
614-532-8755, Fax: 614-532-8756
info@ohpremierperio.com
Frenectomy
A frenum (also called frenulum) is a band of tissue that connects or holds down a part of the body such as the tongue, lip, or cheeks. The band of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is called the lingual frenum, while the band connecting the lip to the gum in front of the teeth is called the labial frenum. Occasionally a frenum might be exceptionally short, thick, or tight, or may extend too far down along the tongue or the gum. When a frenum is positioned in such a way as to interfere with the normal alignment of teeth or to constrict the movement of the tongue or lips, it can be excised with a very simple surgery called a frenectomy.
© Rupa Hamal DMD
© Rupa Hamal DMD
Before
After
bottom of page