• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.69-76
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• 1999

The mandibular buccal frenum is defined as a fold of mucous membrane at the posterior labial vestibule and attaches the lips and the cheeks to the alveolar mucosa, gingiva, and underlying periosteum. The buccal frenum becomes a problem when its attachment is too close to the marginal gingiva. It may then pull on healthy gingiva, encourage plaque formation and interfere with tooth brushing. Especially, heavy buccal frenum mucogingivally results in insufficent attached gingiva, inadequate vestibular depth and high frenum attachment and also difficulty in eruption of mandibular premolar. Frenotomy, frenectomy and mucogingival surgery are used in treating heavy buccal frenum. Frenotomy with autogenous free gingival graft has been used popularly because of its stable result. But, it is difficult in younger children because of inadequate donor site, difficulty in making recipient site and behavior management. Frenotomy with apically positioned flap is considered as more efficient way for a very young child with heavy buccal frenum. Additionally, modified deep sedation with $N_2O-O_2$ can be used as an adjunct for the effective treatment outcome. Decrease in muscle pull, adequate width of attached gingiva and increased vestibular depth can be expected from this treatment approach.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.533-539
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• 1994

The mandibular buccal frenum is a fold of mucous membrane at the posterior labial vestibule, that attaches the lips and the cheeks to the alveolar mucosa, gingiva, and underlying periosteum. The buccal frenum becomes a problem if its attachment is too close to the marginal gingiva. It may then pull on healthy gingiva, encourge plaque formation and interfere with tooth brushing. Heavy buccal frenum mucogingivally results in insufficient attached gingiva, inadequate vestibular depth and high frenum attachment and also difficulty in eruption of mandibular second premolar. Frenectomy in various forms has been used for many years to remove the influence of the frenum. Unfortunately, the results are not always ideal and there is often postoperative relapse because of muscle pull. In this treatment, frenotomy was used in conjuction with autogenous free gingival graft with the object of removing the influence of the buccal frenum and creating an adequate and stable width of attached gingiva. We observed decrease in muscle pull, adequate width of attached gingiva and increased vestibular depth in addition to progressive eruption of second premolar. Periodic follow-up is needed for evaluation of relapse, grafting gingiva and also space regaining for second premolar.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.665-670
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• 2004

영구치의 맹출지연이 발생하는 원인은 다양하다. 유치의 만기 잔존과 조기 상실, 과잉치나 치아종과 같은 이형물의 존재등과 같이 비정상적인 경조직 인자에 의해 발생할 수 있고, 치은 판개 조직(opercula)과 같은 상부 치은 조직의 섬유성 비후나 소대의 과증식과 같은 연조직성 인자에 의해 발생하기도 한다. 영구치의 맹출지연시의 공간의 상실 및 영구치의 비정상적인 맹출 그리고 그에 따른 치열궁의 비대칭과 같은 교정적 문제와 대합치의 정출 등에 의한 교합적인 문제 등이 발생할 수 있어 조기에 진단하여 처치하는 것이 중요하다. 본 증례에서는 12세 남자아이가 충치가 많고 치아가 나오지 않는다는 것을 주소로 내원하여 진단한 결과, 하악 좌측 소구치들이 맹출하지 못하고 매복되어 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 원인은 맹출 공간이 부족하였고 동시에 거대 협소대가 치아의 맹출을 방해하는 것으로 파악되었다 이에 대한 처치로 우선 공간을 획득하고 난 후, 부착치은의 회복과 맹출 촉진을 위해 근단 변위부분층 판막술을 시행하였다.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.42-48
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• 1990

This is a case report on an unusual - heavy buccal frenum in young lady which was treated by frenectomy, vestibuloplasty and total-palatal mucosal free graft. The authors noticed that this abnormal condition lead several chronic complications in young patient as like as premature loss of upper molar teeth, early and rapid loss of alveolar bone around insertion of frenum, over - extended eruption of lower molar teeth and abnormal mandibular movements, etc. After frenectomy and surgical extension of buccal vestiblue on both upper and lower posterior regions, we obtained a full - sized palatal mucosal graft and moved it on upper and lower extension area seperately as two pieces of free grafts to offer inherent function of denture - bearing mucogingiva and same color - matching with oral mucosa and to prevent post - operative relapse of vestibular height. We discussed here about unusual abnormality and their complications of unusual buccal frenum and its treatment.