What Is Frenectomy?
The practice of removing the connective tissue (known as the frenum) from the top or bottom of the mouth, specifically from beneath the tongue or the upper gums, is referred to as a frenectomy.
A frenectomy is an oral surgical treatment used to treat the frenum muscular tissue, which attaches the tongue, lips, and cheeks to the jaw bone when it has an abnormal shape, size, or position. The frenum can affect teeth alignment and limit tongue & lip movement for communication when it is abnormally developed and positioned, such as along the gums or tongue.
Different Types Of Frenectomies
Lingual Frenectomy
Ankyloglossia, sometimes known as “tongue bound,” is a disorder treated with this kind of frenectomy in patients. This disorder can significantly impair the tongue’s motility in addition to having an impact on speech and eating habits.
Labial Frenectomy
This frenectomy is frequently used to help orthodontic patients close a gap between their front teeth. Frenectomies may also be performed if the soft tissue is affixed to the gingival tissue between the teeth.
Mucosal Frenectomy
The frenal fibres attach to the junction of the gingiva and intraoral mucosa (mucogingival junction). The frenum, a fold of mucous membrane, connects the lip and cheek to the mouth’s gingiva, periosteum, and alveolar mucosa.
Gingival Frenectomy
Frenal fibres are attached to the gingiva’s central section (that firmly binds to the underlying jaw bone). The oral surgeon detaches the frenum from the gingiva when it is too short, too high, or too low.
Frenectomy Surgical Procedure
The oral surgeon of Bright Dental Care And Implant Center will review the treatment’s costs, risks, and benefits before performing the frenectomy. Prior to giving their consent for treatment, patients can get the answers to their concerns so they can understand frenectomy operations.
During frenectomy operations, the frenum may be removed or modified using a dental scalpel or a soft tissue laser. Laser frenectomy decreases bleeding, does not require sutures, and speeds up healing. The frenectomy procedure lasts around 30 minutes, and patients typically recover within two weeks.
Risks Of Frenectomy
Risks associated with bleeding, bruising, infection, nerve injury, oedema, scarring, pain, and discomfort are present in all surgical treatments. These hazards may apply to frenectomy surgery. Oral surgeons have the training and expertise to lower these risks.
The frenum tissue may occasionally recur, necessitating further surgery. Less frequently than repeated lingual frenectomy is repeated labial frenectomy. Patients typically suffer less bleeding and discomfort after a laser frenectomy and recover more quickly because no sutures are needed.
If unintentional nerve injury occurs, patients may feel tingling or numbness at the treatment site and elsewhere. Patients should notify their dentist or oral surgeon right away.
Why Choose Us?
Although frenectomy surgery carries some dangers, the benefits people experience significantly improve their quality of life. Solid dentures ease dental discomfort, improve chewing, and make regular communication easier.
A person’s ability to communicate, how they express themselves, and how others perceive them can all be impacted by “tongue-bound” circumstances. People who undergo lingual frenectomy can communicate more effectively and have more options in life.
Frenectomy surgery corrects orthodontic issues for better bite function, dietary options, verbal and facial expression, and communication. Patients benefit from frenectomy surgery in terms of improved oral and general health for a higher standard of living.
FAQs
What usually happens after a Frenectomy takes place?
To clean the surgery region, rinse with salt water or an antibacterial mouthwash like Chlorhexidine. It would be best to floss every day and thoroughly brush the area.
If you underwent a frenectomy using a scalpel, your resorbable sutures should fall out on their own in a few weeks. After two weeks, make an appointment to see our dentist again so they can remove any sutures that haven’t fallen out and make sure you’ve healed properly.
What happens during a frenectomy?
A straightforward surgical operation, the frenectomy often takes less than 30 minutes to accomplish. A soft tissue laser or a scalpel is typically used to perform it. During a laser Frenectomy, the patient must remain completely still.
A frenectomy frequently results in minimal post-procedure discomfort and minimal bleeding and doesn’t require stitches when performed using a soft tissue laser. Local anaesthesia is used during the procedure, occasionally together with intravenous sedation.
What Kinds of Surgical Issues Can Frenectomy Cause?
There is no need to be concerned unless it becomes serious if swelling and mild pain develop during recovery.
- Salivary gland ducts or adjacent nerves may sustain trauma.
- Infection.
- Allergy.
- Extreme bleeding