Surgery Management of Rare Hypertrophic Frenum in an Infant

• Main Authors: Sheila de Carvalho Stroppa (Author), Juliana Yassue Barbosa da Silva (Author), Maria Cristina Reis Tavares (Author), João Gilberto Duda (Author), Estela Maris Losso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To report a rare case of a lateral frenum hypertrophy in an infant, this paper describes the case of a girl who came to a first dental appointment when she was 4 months old. A hypertrophic lateral frenum in the upper left canine region was detected. A great depression in the gingival rodet separated...