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What is the flap of skin called that attaches your top lip and gums?
AnswerIt is called the upper labial frenulum.
What is a labial frenulum?
It is found at the midline inside the upper lip. It is a flap of mucosa and connective tissue that holds the teeth close to the teeth. When there is an overgrowth and becomes large, it can pass between the two front upper teeth and cause a diastema.
Do you need your upper labial frenulum?
To provide stability for the upper lip.
Superior labial frenulum?
It is the little part of skin on your upper gum
What is the causes of diastema?
Diastema is a space between two permanent teeth, typically the upper central incisors (front teeth). Baby teeth have gaps called primate spaces. These are normal and necessary to allow enough room for the permanent teeth to come in. The most common cause of diastema in adult teeth is malocclusion, or poor fit between the teeth of the upper and lower jaws. This usually can be corrected with orthodontics. Another common cause of diastema is a short labial frenum. The labial frenum is found at the mid line inside the upper lip, and it is a flap of mucosa and connective tissue that holds the upper lip close to the teeth. If this tissue is short and too tight, it can result in the diastema. This problem can usually be corrected with a minor surgical procedure called a labial frenectomy. This is sometimes done in conjunction with orthodontics to move the teeth together.
What causes a hanging bump from the upper labial frenulum?
i have the same problem.. and cant figure out what it is. i have a lil pink (same color as the inside of my mouth) piece of skin hanging from my upper labial frenulum... i cant figure out what it is.. idk how long i have had it, but im surious to what it is.
Does a cow have upper teeth?
No, alpacas do not have upper teeth. Alpacas have a soft upper gum area, which they chew their chud against with their bottom teeth. Alpacas do not have upper teeth, and grasseaters don't usually need them.
Can braces be for upper teeth only or do they have to be on upper and lower teeth The upper teeth have gaps the lower ones are fine?
always ! its easy .. and there is a grammatical mistake in your question .
Baby's upper lip connected to gums?
That connector is called a labial frenulum. In some children, the frenulum is elongated and attached all the way down their gums between their two front teeth. This can cause some problems, such as an inability to breastfeed, speech delays, or gapping of the front teeth. This can be corrected, if necessary, by a doctor cutting it in a procedure called a frenectomy.
How many teeth does an ox have?
An ox has six to eight teeth, and interestingly it has teeth to its upper side only. Means an ox has its upper teeth only.
How many teeth does a buffalo have upper jaw and lower jaw separately and total?
baffalo has no upper teeth
What kind of teeth are in a frogs upper jaw?
Maxillary teeth.
