Longitudinal changes of the insertion of the maxillary labial frenum in children and adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment.

Schuepbach, Ian; Vento, Cristina; Denes, Balazs J; Antonarakis, Gregory S; Kiliaridis, Stavros (2023). Longitudinal changes of the insertion of the maxillary labial frenum in children and adolescents undergoing orthodontic treatment. American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics, 163(6), pp. 786-792. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ajodo.2022.06.027

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INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to evaluate potential vertical changes in the position of the maxillary labial frenum (MLF) insertion in growing children and to compare these changes to the vertical growth of the dentoalveolar process and lower facial third.

METHODS

This retrospective longitudinal study investigated records of 33 healthy children. Dental casts, lateral cephalograms, and photographs were evaluated at pretreatment (T0), posttreatment (T1), and 3-5 years into retention (T2). To evaluate the vertical changes of MLF insertion in relation to the vertical growth of the dentoalveolar process, the palatal plane (PP) was used as a reference. These changes were also compared between different MLF typologies (ascribed as thin or fibrous).

RESULTS

The distance from MLF to PP only slightly increased from T0 to T2 by 0.6 ± 0.5 mm (P <0.001), whereas the distance between the incisal edge and PP increased significantly from T0 to T2 by 2.6 ± 0.8 mm (P <0.001). A positive correlation was found (r = 0.94; P <0.001) between the changes from the incisal edge to the PP and the MLF to the incisal edge between T0 and T2. No correlation was found between the change from the incisal edge to the PP and MLF to PP between T0 and T2. Thin MLF types showed a larger increase in distance from their insertion to the incisal edge (2.6 ± 0.8 mm) than thick MLF types (1.8 ± 0.7; P <0.03).

CONCLUSIONS

The MLF remains stable compared with the PP, whereas the maxillary incisal edge moves away from the PP, indicating increased vertical growth of the alveolar process. Dentists should be aware of those changes before performing interventions such as unnecessary frenectomies.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics

UniBE Contributor:

Kiliaridis, Stavros

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1097-6752

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

25 Jan 2023 13:51

Last Modified:

30 May 2023 00:12

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.ajodo.2022.06.027

PubMed ID:

36653243

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/177690

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/177690

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