Attachment of Maxillary Labial Frenum in Nepalese Children

Authors

  • Sumita Upadhyay Lecturer, Dept of Pedodontics, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel
  • Neeta Ghimire Assistant Professor, Dept of Pedodontics, BP Koirala Institute of Health & Sciences, Dharan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v2i1.9291

Keywords:

frenum, gingival, mucosal, papillary, penetrating

Abstract

Objective: To determine the various types of maxillary labial frenum attachment in Nepalese children.

Materials & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a total of 198 children of age ranging from 1 to 14 years who visited Dental Department of Dhulikhel hospital for routine dental treatment. Types of maxillary labial frenum attachment was recorded along with age and gender. Children were divided into two groups; age 1-7 and 8-14 years. Descriptive analysis was carried out to determine the frequency of frenum types. The relation of frenum with gender and frenum types between two groups were calculated using chi square test.

Results: The most common type was gingival attachment {61.1%) and the least common was papillary penetrating type of frenum attachment {8.1%). There was no significant difference in the frenum attachment between the two genders. Mucosal and gingival attachment was significantly higher in older age group whereas papillary and papillary penetrating was higher in younger age group.

Conclusion: Attachment of frenum in children changes according to age.

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Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

Upadhyay, S., & Ghimire, N. (2012). Attachment of Maxillary Labial Frenum in Nepalese Children. Orthodontic Journal of Nepal, 2(1), 38–31. https://doi.org/10.3126/ojn.v2i1.9291

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2012)

Section

Original Articles

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