Surgical excision of an inverted-Y frenum
Frenula of the oral cavity consist of the labial, buccal, or lingual frenum. They are folds of mucous membrane enclosing connective tissue. Clinically, an abnormal/aberrant frenum can pull the gingival margins causing recession, plaque accumulation, pocket formation, or midline diastema. Furthermore...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Dental Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-4003;year=2023;volume=15;issue=3;spage=157;epage=159;aulast=Ojha |