Frenectomies and Tissue Recontouring

Sometimes tissues do not behave the way we want them. With the mouth we can have muscle attachments that do not reshape properly when the teeth come in resulting in high/heavy frenum pulls. These can cause teeth to shift into crooked positions as well as cause the gum tissue to pull away from the teeth exposing the root surface. In other cases gum tissue can overgrow and make areas difficult to clean and difficult to fix. Soft tissue growths, like fibrous masses from repeated cheek biting, can also be removed with the laser.

Case #2 - Frenectomy

This patient had a very strong frenum pull on the bottom right. This was causing increased recession of the gum tissue around the adjacent teeth. Over the long term this can result in bone loss, decay of the exposed root surface, and tooth movement. To help prevent future damage, the ezlase was used to sever the muscle attachment and reshape the tissue.

Case #1 - Hypertrophic Tissue Removal

This patient had overgrown gum tissue along the inside surfaces of her bottom front teeth. This tissue made the area very difficult to clean which kept the tissue irritated and continuing to grow. In some cases this can be caused by things like medications and repetitive trauma and if the cause is not dealt with, the tissue will likely grow back. For this case, once the tissue was removed, the area healed quickly and improved its self cleansing ability.