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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 234-239 |
Maxillary labial frenum morphology and midline diastema among 3 to 12-year-old schoolgoing children in Sri Ganganagar city: A cross-sectional study
PT Jonathan1, Himani Thakur1, Abhiruchi Galhotra2, Virat Galhotra1, Neha Gupta1
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India
2 Department of Community and Family Medicine, AIIMS, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Virat Galhotra
House No. 600, Sector-7, Panchkula - 134 109, Haryana
India
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DOI: 10.4103/JISPPD.JISPPD_51_18
Introduction: Dentofacial aesthetics plays an important role in social interaction and psychological well-being because it affects how people perceive themselves and how they are perceived by society. The maxillary labial frenum is a fold of tissue, usually triangular in shape, extending from the maxillary midline area of the gingiva into the vestibule and mid portion of the upper lip. Maxillary anterior spacing or diastema is a common aesthetic complaint of patients and is frequently seen in children especially in the mixed dentition stage. Aims and Objectives: 1. To estimate the prevalence of different morphologic types of maxillary labial frenum among children of age 3 – 12 years. 2. To find out the relationship between the level of insertion of the frenum and age of the child.3. To evaluate the correlation between frenum morphology, insertion and midline diastema in children. Materials and Methodology: The direct visual method under natural light was used and the upper lip was lifted with the index finger and thumb of both hands which allowed for the observation and classification of the labial frenum morphology according to Sewerin's typology and its attachment according to Placek et al. The midline diastema was determined by measuring the distance between the midpoints of the mesial surfaces of both central incisors with the help of divider and ruler. The values were recorded in the prepared schedule. Summary and Conclusions: The presence of an abnormal frenum can be a cause in persistent midline diastemas. Tooth movement usually is deferred until eruption of the permanent canines but can begin early in certain cases with very large diastemas.
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