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[Our experience in the correction of a short frenulum labialis by Z-plasty]
G Sossi1, F Casseler, F Radovich
1Istituto di Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale ed Odontostomatologica, Instituto per l'Infanzia, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste.
Minerva Stomatologica
|July 1, 1991
Abstract:
The authors report their experience of the reconstruction by z-plasty in cases of shortness of the lip frenum. Amongst several techniques they used for this correction they got best results utilizing a z-plasty, with wide flaps, planned so that after the transposition of the flaps the medial branch of the z-plasty falls horizontally into the deeper vestibular fornix. In all cases treated by that z-plasty the A. obtained a widening of the adherent part of the gingiva, deepening of the vestibulum, no recurrence of the shortness was observed.