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snipping that thing above DS's upper front teeth  

post #1 of 4
5/22/08 at 2:13pm
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I don't know what it's called, but the dentist said that if it's not snipped, his front teeth will have a gap. I looked in DH's mouth (he has a slight gap) and his thing looked snipped (eewww). Any opinions?
post #2 of 4
5/22/08 at 4:09pm
My sister had this done and she did have a gap prior - now her teeth are perfectly straight and there is no gap. While she was scared for a brief moment when the procedure was done she said that she didn't really feel much & she is glad to not have that big gap today as an adult.
post #3 of 4
5/22/08 at 5:05pm
My dd has a gap and so does my brother. He likes his though so I don't think I would have it snipped (frenulum?).
post #4 of 4
5/23/08 at 10:31pm
it is called a frenum. I had mine snipped. it defninitely can cause a diastema (space between the teeth) and it can cause relapse after ortho. diastema drive me nuts, so I'd snip it to avoid that gap!
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