{"id":2527,"date":"2017-04-19T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T18:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwinnettsmiles.com\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2018-12-31T16:36:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-31T16:36:23","slug":"frenectomy-questions-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/19\/frenectomy-questions-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Frenectomy Questions Answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dental office in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, we know our patients have questions about all things related to their oral health and the appearance of their smiles. Frenectomies are no different. What exactly is a frenectomy? Why would we ever recommend one? Can it really be beneficial? Not to worry, we\u2019re here to answer all of your frenectomy questions. <\/span>\n<!--more-->\n<h3>A Bit of Background<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d have a little trouble answering the other questions if we didn\u2019t first talk about the anatomy of the mouth and the areas that can cause some trouble and require a frenectomy. Let\u2019s start with the lingual frenum. This tight little muscle is the thin piece of connective tissue that attaches the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. The other is the maxillary labial frenum. This little guy is the taut muscle between the inside of your top lip and upper gum line. When either one of these are too long, it can mean trouble. <\/span>\n<h3>How is a Frenectomy Performed?<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we got the anatomy part covered, let\u2019s look into the actual frenectomy procedure. A frenectomy is a common and fairly easy treatment that removes or shortens whichever frenum is effecting proper function. To do this, your <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dentist<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will cut the frenum, successfully fixing a variety of issues. Following the frenum removal, the area will be stitched together. That\u2019s it! While it may sound scary, there\u2019s no need to worry as the area is always numbed prior to beginning. <\/span>\n<h3>How Does a Frenectomy Help?<\/h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both a frenectomy of the lingual frenum and of the maxillary labial frenum have their own set of benefits. Let\u2019s look at each one individually. &nbsp;<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Frenectomy of the Lingual Frenum<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is appropriate when the frenum is too long and makes speaking, eating, and swallowing difficult. Usually only performed in young children, shortening or removal or the frenum can allow the tongue to function as intended, making speaking and eating easier.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n \t<li><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Frenectomy of the Maxillary Labial Frenum<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be recommended for either adults or adolescents. Either way, it\u2019s typically done after a patient has their permanent adult teeth. Individuals who may benefit from this type of frenectomy are those who have a gap between their front two teeth. While the gap is sometimes fixable through orthodontics, there are occasions when the teeth separate again once orthodontic treatment is complete. A frenectomy can help tighten those two teeth back up.<\/span><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frenectomies can be an appropriate solution for some people. If you think one may help you, give our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dental office<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/\">call<\/a>. We\u2019ll check it out and discuss your options. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/new-patient-info.html\">new patients<\/a> from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrenceville, Duluth, Suwanee.<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At our dental office in Lawrenceville, we know our patients have questions about all things related to their oral health and the appearance of their smiles. Frenectomies are no different. What exactly is a frenectomy? Why would we ever recommend one? Can it really be beneficial? Not to worry, we\u2019re here to answer all of your frenectomy questions. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/19\/frenectomy-questions-answered\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-preventive-dentistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2865,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527\/revisions\/2865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gwinnettsmiles.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}