you know like if you pinch up right before your 2 teeth there's like this danglie flap thing XDDD
why is it thereeeee.
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2007-09-18 10:01:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
"frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.."
In the mouth there is one on the upper jaw between front 2 teeth connecting the gum and the lip, and another under the tongue that connects it to the bottom of the mouth.
the 2 bottom links are pics of the upper and lower frenums.
2007-09-18 11:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by yarmiah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Labial frenum-a band of tissue that connect your lip to gum (attached gingiva) not buccal mucosa.
Some pts elect to have this piece of tissue remove if it cause their two front teeth to gap (diastema)
Buccal mucosa is the layer of tissue lining your cheek.
2007-09-18 16:41:00 · answer #2 · answered by mama30 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The skin that connects your gums to your lips and cheeks is called Bucal mucosa.
2007-09-18 10:50:45 · answer #3 · answered by Kevin H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm guessing it is to keep your lip close to your teeth to allow for pronunciation for sounds?
if we didn't have it i wonder if our top lip would just flap around :)
2007-09-18 10:10:06 · answer #4 · answered by nrsldy04 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is your FRENUM. Some people actually have them removed: a frenectomy.
2007-09-18 11:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋