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Frenal attachment and its association with oral hygiene status among adolescents in Dakshina Kannada population: A cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Frenum is a mucous membrane fold that attaches the lip and the cheek to the alveolar mucosa, gingiva, and the underlying periosteum. The frena may jeopardize the gingival health when they are attached too closely to the gingival margin, either due to interference in the pla...

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Autores principales: Divater, Vijayalakshmi, Bali, Praveen, Nawab, Aftab, Hiremath, Neel, Jain, Jayesh, Kalaivanan, Dhanraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6881916/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31803670
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_611_19