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i have the same problem.. and cant figure out what it is. i have a lil pink (same color as the inside of my mouth) piece of skin hanging from my upper labial frenulum... i cant figure out what it is.. idk how long i have had it, but im surious to what it is.
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Do you need your upper labial frenulum?
To provide stability for the upper lip.
Superior labial frenulum?
It is the little part of skin on your upper gum
What is the flap of skin called that attaches your top lip and gums?
AnswerIt is called the upper labial frenulum.
What is a labial frenulum?
It is found at the midline inside the upper lip. It is a flap of mucosa and connective tissue that holds the teeth close to the teeth. When there is an overgrowth and becomes large, it can pass between the two front upper teeth and cause a diastema.
Baby's upper lip connected to gums?
That connector is called a labial frenulum. In some children, the frenulum is elongated and attached all the way down their gums between their two front teeth. This can cause some problems, such as an inability to breastfeed, speech delays, or gapping of the front teeth. This can be corrected, if necessary, by a doctor cutting it in a procedure called a frenectomy.
What to do if your baby's upper frenulum broken?
Call the pediatrician.
What is frenum percing?
A frenum is a male genital piercing. Basically a frenum piercing is a form of a frenulum piercing. So is a fourchette.But really a frenulum piercing is an oral piercing. Frenulum can be either an upper frenulum(smiley), lower frenulum (frowney), or even a tongue web piercing. A frenulum is a fold/piece of tissue that restricts the movement of an organ.
Can a severed labial frenulum regrow?
It depends on how and why it was severed. If it was a result of accidental trauma, it probably will grow back unless severe damage was done. If it was the result of surgery designed to help close a gap between the two upper front teeth, it should not grow back - unless the necessary orthodontics were not performed to close the gap. In that case, the frenum might grow back over time.
What causes the space or gap between front teeth defined as frenum a genetic thing or from disease processes?
The frenum or frenulum linguae is the band of tissue beneath the tongue. The frenulum labii superioris is the band of tissue behind your upper lip. Neither have anything to do with the gap between your central incisors, which is called diastema or gap-tooth. The gap is probably genetic in most cases.
What is the foot wall and hanging wall?
a hanging wall is the pieces or rock that that forms the upper half of a fault.
What is the block of rock that forms the upper half of a fault?
hanging wall
What is a block of rock that forms the upper half of a rock?
hanging wall
