Open AccessPrevalence of variations in morphology and attachment of maxillary labial frenum in various skeletal patterns - A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Elayadath Rajagopalan Rajani,
P. P. Biswas,
Rishi Emmatty
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_294_17
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , cross sectional study , orthodontics , pathology
Maxillary labial frenum is a dynamic structure with a diverse morphology. Although an abnormal labial frenum is associated with syndromic and nonsyndromic conditions, it is often been neglected during the routine intraoral examination. The significance of various types of frenum (normal to abnormal), based on the attachment site and morphology in different skeletal patterns, has not been studied yet.