Guest guest Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Hi, My kids ages 6 and 9 just had their dentist appts and the dentist said they would both need their upper frenums clipped- the little piece of skin that joins the lip to the gum- he said it is attached too low and will not allow their 2 front teeth to grow together. My 9 yr old's 2 front teeth are actually already far apart, perhaps from the frenum or maybe kids' teeth start out like that and then grow together as more adult teeth come in- I haven't done any research yet, just wanted to get your opinions and experiences with this. Thanks, Dianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 HI, IAM a dentist and that piece of skin attached may lead to spacing between teeth and also will not allow gums to cover the complete teeth called as recession it is done as a routine procedure regularly nothing to fear execpt for a little discomfort best of luck--- In , Marsha Abernethy <bigslowsmom wrote: > > If you are talking about the piece of skin the attaches from > the bottom of the tongue to the upper gum on the lower > teeth. Both my son and my brother had to have these > clipped at birth. Otherwise they would have been > speech affected (try to talk without moving your tongue > to the upper part of your mouth) Both my brother and > my son had to have speech lessens to help with lisps etc. > They are both fine. I hope this helps. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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