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    • Welcome
    • About
      • Meet the Doctor
      • Meet the Staff
      • Patient Review
      • About Us
    • Office Tour
    • Our Practice
      • Financing Options
      • Patient Forms
    • Implants
      • Dental Implants
      • Mini Implants
      • Dental Implants Answers
    • Periodontics
      • Arestin
      • Biopsy
      • Bone Grafting
      • Ridge Augmentation
      • Sinus Augmentation
      • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
      • Crown Lengthening
      • Frenectomy
      • Gingival / Gum Grafting
      • Occlusal Adjustment
      • Osseous Surgery
      • Osseous Grafting
      • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
      • Periodontal Splinting
      • Scaling & Root Planning
      • Soft Tissue Graft
    • Our Technology
      • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
      • Harvesting & Regeneration
      • Piezo Surgery
      • Oral Cancer Screenings
      • Intraoral Camera
      • Sedation
      • Sedation Q & A
    • Surgical Instructions
    • Q and A
    • Contact Us
    • Teleconferencing
Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prosthetics
(208)665-2266
  • Welcome
  • About
    • Meet the Doctor
    • Meet the Staff
    • Patient Review
    • About Us
  • Office Tour
  • Our Practice
    • Financing Options
    • Patient Forms
  • Implants
    • Dental Implants
    • Mini Implants
    • Dental Implants Answers
  • Periodontics
    • Arestin
    • Biopsy
    • Bone Grafting
    • Ridge Augmentation
    • Sinus Augmentation
    • Cosmetic Perio Surgery
    • Crown Lengthening
    • Frenectomy
    • Gingival / Gum Grafting
    • Occlusal Adjustment
    • Osseous Surgery
    • Osseous Grafting
    • Periodontal (Gum) Disease
    • Periodontal Splinting
    • Scaling & Root Planning
    • Soft Tissue Graft
  • Our Technology
    • Digital X-Ray&CT Scanning
    • Harvesting & Regeneration
    • Piezo Surgery
    • Oral Cancer Screenings
    • Intraoral Camera
    • Sedation
    • Sedation Q & A
  • Surgical Instructions
  • Q and A
  • Contact Us
  • Teleconferencing

Frenectomy

A frenulum is a piece of tissue that prevents an organ from moving. There is a frenulum that attaches your upper lip to the gums, while another connects the lower lip to the gums. A frenulum that is too short or thick, will cause problems in speech patterns and tooth misalignment. In infants, a shortened frenulum underneath the tongue will inhibit breastfeeding. When the frenulum disrupts movement, growth, or development, corrective action is necessary to resolve the situation.


A frenectomy is a minor surgical procedure that is performed in your dentist’s office. It can be performed with either a scalpel or laser and takes less than 15 minutes. Using a laser causes very little bleeding and does not require stitches. A laser also results in less postoperative discomfort and a shorter healing time. Young children and infants are put under general anesthesia for the procedure and adults have the procedure performed using local anesthesia. If your child needs a frenectomy, there is nothing to worry about. The procedure is very successful and causes minimal discomfort.

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Mountainside Oral Implantology & Prostethics  

511 West Hanley Avenue, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83815 

PHONE: (208) 665-2266 FAX: (208) 980-7057       

Open Mon-Thu 8am-5pm Fri 8am-2pm   

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