Labial Frenulum Types and Their Effects on Gingival Health in Children Living in and Around Bolu

Year 2020, Volume: 25 Issue: 2, 108 - 111, 13.06.2020

Derya Guler , Şevki Güler Umut Öğütücü

https://doi.org/10.21673/anadoluklin.598512

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Aim:

The
purpose of this study is to evaluate labial frenulum types and their effects on
gingival health in children living in milk and mixed dentition in and around
Bolu.

Material and Methods:

This
study was conducted at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Dentistry
Hospital. 205 children (50.4% boys, 49.6% girls) between the ages of 3 and 16
years were included in the study. 49.3% of the cases were between 3-6 years of
age and primary dentition, 50.7% of them were between 7-16 years and mixed
dentition. The maxillary labial frenulum type in children was classified
according to the Mirko classification and the gingival index scoring was
performed according to the classification defined by Löe & Silness.

Results:

There
was no statistically significant difference in maxillary labial frenulum type
distribution between genders. The most common type of labial frenulum was the
gingival type in both primary and mixed dentition. There have not been seen any
differences in labial frenulum type between primary and mixed dentition.
Gingival index scores were found to be significantly higher in papillary
penetrating maxillary labial frenulum in both age groups.

Conclusion:

Outside
the normal limits of the length of the frenulum may cause gingival recession,
tooth malposition, tooth decay and speech problems.  For this reason, it is necessary to give
importance to the children to evaluate the frenulum during oral and dental
examinations. 

Keywords

Bolu, Gingival health, labial frenum, mirko classification

Bolu ve Çevresinde Yaşayan Çocuklarda Labial Frenulum Tipleri ve Gingival Sağlığa Etkileri

Abstract

Amaç:

Bu çalışmanın amacı; Bolu ve çevresinde yaşayan süt ve
karışık dişlenme döneminde bulunan çocuklarda labial frenulum tipleri ve
gingival sağlığa etkilerini değerlendirmektir.

Materyal-metot:

Bu çalışma Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi Diş
Hekimliği Fakültesi Hastanesi’nde gerçekleştirildi. Çalışmaya 3-16 yaş
aralığında 205 çocuk (%49,7 erkek ve %50,3 kız) dahil edildi. Olguların %49,3’ü
3-6 yaş arasında olup süt dişlenmeye, %50,7’si 7-16 yaş arasında olup karışık
dişlenmeye sahipti. Çocuklarda maksiller labial frenulumun tipi Mirko
sınıflamasına göre, gingival indeks skorlaması ise Löe & Silness’in
tanımladığı sınıflamaya göre yapıldı.

Bulgular:

Maksiller labial frenulum tipleri arasında cinsler arası
istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark bulunamadı. Hem süt hem de karışık
dişlenme döneminde en fazla gingival tip frenulum tespit edildi. Frenulum
tipleri arasından gruplar arası anlamlı fark bulunmadı. Her iki yaş grubunda da
papile penetre formdaki maksiller labial frenulumlarda gingival indeks
skorlarının anlamlı seviyede yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Sonuç:

Frenulum uzunluğunun normal sınırlar dışında olması diş
eti çekilmelerine, dizilim bozulmalarına, diş çürüklerine ve konuşma
problemlerine sebep olabilir.  Bu nedenle
çocuklarda ağız-diş muayenesi sırasında frenulum değerlendirmesine de önem
vermek gerekmektedir. 

Keywords

Bolu, Gingival sağlık

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