My 12 yr. old sons unsullied dentist referred us to an ortho for a frenectomy due to the gums under his lower front teeth self "too tight" & causing his teeth to grow crooked & you can see the gums beneath the teeth pulling down so low. So many ?'s.
She pointed it out and showed me where on earth the ortho would clip the muscle-it was lower than front teeth-the gum muscle that attaches to the inside lip. When I tried researching procedure online I could only find info on upper teeth/gums or underneath the tongue. So I'm confused, do they cut under his tongue or the attachment surrounded by front(where his lower gums are attached to inside lip)?
I already know he needs braces when adjectives his baby teeth come out (prob. within a yr. or so) because since he was little his 2 lower front teeth grew contained by crooked-one actually grew surrounded by sideways.His dentist always said to keep on until he gets elder to see if it straightens out & if he needs braces but NEVER mentioned a frenectomy so immediately all this time have passed & then we moved out of state
Answers: A frenectomy can take place at any of the muscular attachments (most commonly discussed for upper front spacing or for "tongue-tied" people)
The lower front area is a place surrounded by a spot commonly missed by general dentist prior to orthodontics. I've see lots of problems on the gums AFTER braces... they could have be prevented by early intervention. Your dentist have a sharp eye! I would have you see a periodontist (gum specialist) to correct the nouns prior to the braces.
Good luck!!
I had one done on my upper two front teeth. It's the piece of skin that attaches from the orifice to the gums. It's actually a muscle which prevents the teeth from straightening properly near braces.
Mine was sliced to dampen the muscle and I was informed that my teeth may never in actual fact straighten completely. Now as an adult I still own a slight gap between my teeth but no where on earth near the size that it be when I was a kid.
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She pointed it out and showed me where on earth the ortho would clip the muscle-it was lower than front teeth-the gum muscle that attaches to the inside lip. When I tried researching procedure online I could only find info on upper teeth/gums or underneath the tongue. So I'm confused, do they cut under his tongue or the attachment surrounded by front(where his lower gums are attached to inside lip)?
I already know he needs braces when adjectives his baby teeth come out (prob. within a yr. or so) because since he was little his 2 lower front teeth grew contained by crooked-one actually grew surrounded by sideways.His dentist always said to keep on until he gets elder to see if it straightens out & if he needs braces but NEVER mentioned a frenectomy so immediately all this time have passed & then we moved out of state
Answers: A frenectomy can take place at any of the muscular attachments (most commonly discussed for upper front spacing or for "tongue-tied" people)
The lower front area is a place surrounded by a spot commonly missed by general dentist prior to orthodontics. I've see lots of problems on the gums AFTER braces... they could have be prevented by early intervention. Your dentist have a sharp eye! I would have you see a periodontist (gum specialist) to correct the nouns prior to the braces.
Good luck!!
I had one done on my upper two front teeth. It's the piece of skin that attaches from the orifice to the gums. It's actually a muscle which prevents the teeth from straightening properly near braces.
Mine was sliced to dampen the muscle and I was informed that my teeth may never in actual fact straighten completely. Now as an adult I still own a slight gap between my teeth but no where on earth near the size that it be when I was a kid.