Frenum-like oral synechiae of the lip and vestibule

Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2016 Jun;20(2):219-22. doi: 10.1007/s10006-015-0544-z. Epub 2016 Jan 16.

Abstract

Two cases where aberrant tissue was attached to the lower lip mimicking the inferior labial frenum were reported. The frenum-like tissue extended from the gingival margin between the lower left deciduous central and lateral incisors in case 1 and between the lower right deciduous central and lateral incisors in case 2, to the dry lower lip. Histologically, the resected specimen was regarded as normal oral mucosa covered with stratified squamous epithelium, without a clear amniotic band. The frenum-like tissue of the lower lip found in both our patients was diagnosed as a category of oral synechiae, of unknown origin.

Keywords: Aberrant tissue; Frenum-like tissue; Inferior labial frenum; Oral synechiae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Choristoma / diagnosis*
  • Choristoma / pathology
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Labial Frenum* / pathology
  • Labial Frenum* / surgery
  • Lip Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lip Diseases / pathology
  • Lip Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Mouth Mucosa*