Z- Plasty: An Esthetic Approach for Maxillary Labial Frenum

An aberrant frenum causes aesthetic and functional problems such as gingival recession both due to interference in the plaque control or due to a muscle pull, can cause midline diastema, which presents an aesthetic problem, compromise the orthodontic treatment and may lead to recurrence after the treatment. Loss of sulcus depth and ankyloglossia also lead to problems with speech articulation and swallowing. The management of such an aberrant frenum is accomplished by performing a frenectomy.

The present case report shows the removal of the abnormal maxillary labial frenum in a 25-year-old female patient through the Z-plasty technique.

Key words: Frenum, frenectomy, Z- plasty, hypertrophied frenum.