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An Implant Case

My patient had a tooth in his lower right side, the first molar, that was very mobile due to advanced gum disease with severe bone loss. The tooth was deemed hopeless in prognosis, so I recommended the patient have the tooth extracted. The patient has presented the different options with the would-be space left behind in detail: leaving the space…
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Lip Tie

About lip-tie: In my last blog, I mentioned seven frena (also called frenula) in the mouth, found in the top, bottom, sides of the mouth, underneath the upper and lower lips, and below the tongue. The primary function of the frena is to keep the different structures together with flexible but restricted movements. The flexible and yet controlled movement of…