The frenum is a fold of mucous membrane that attaches the lip and cheek to alveolar mucosa, gingiva underlying periosteum. An aberrant may results in gingival recession, decreased range movement involvement interdental papilla causing diastema leading compromised esthetic functional needs patient they also interfere with oral hygiene. Maxillary midline common problem patients which adversely af...

developmental disturbances of the tongue (aglossia, macroglossia, microglossia, and ankyloglossia) can adversely affect the development of the surrounding structures including the palate, alveolar process, and teeth. these developmental disturbances impair functions such as mastication, speech, and swallowing. ankyloglossia is of various types and may be associated with other syndromic features...

Majority of dentists working in public and private health sector lack the adequate knowledge about recognition and reporting issues of suspected cases of child abuse presented clinically as sexual abuse. As mandated reporters, dental surgeons play a key role in recognizing child abuse (1). Sexual abuse cases may be presented as either erythematous, ulcerative, vesiculopustular, pseudo membranou...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of normal findings and oral anomalies in newborn children in and around Mangalore, India, within the first week of birth. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A gloved index finger, a head torch and an extra-orally placed ruler were used to perform visual examinations in 1,038 newborn babies, who were selected by convenience sampling. The bab...

BACKGROUND Mucoceles are benign lesions related to the minor salivary glands and their respective ducts frequently affecting oral structures which are generally asymptomatic. Mucoceles are generally characterized by swollen nodular lesions preferentially located on the lower lip and differ from the so-called ranulas, which are lesions located on the floor of the mouth and related to the subling...

introduction: the purpose of this report was to present a successful treatment approach in an unusual gingival recession as a result of finger sucking traumatic habit associated with high labial frenum. case report: a 10-year-old girl presented moderate pain, recession in the mandibular right incisor and finger sucking habit. the performed treatment was: oral hygiene instruction, use of palatal...

INTRODUCTION A torn labial frenum is widely regarded as pathognomonic of abuse. METHODS We systematically reviewed the evidence for this, and to define other intra-oral injuries found in physical abuse. Nine studies documented abusive torn labial frena in 27 children and 24 [corrected] were fatally abused: 22 were less than 5 years old. Only a direct blow to the face was substantiated as a me...