What's that piece of skin on your gum that's connected to your top lip c!


Question: What's that piece of skin on your gum that's connected to your top lip called!?
my dentist told me once, but i can't remember!.
i've heard it usually breaks when you're little but mine didn't and i have to get it cut!.!.eeh!. well i want to know the significance of it and if it's going to make my top lip go up or whattt!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
That 'piece of skin' is called the upper labial freunum; your lower labial frenum is located at the same place on your mandible (lower jaw)!.!.!.!. and the one under your tongue is called the lingual frenum!.

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Edited to say that the upper and lower lingual frenums are there to guide the deciduous (baby) teeth into place when they erupt!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

The frenum!. It also refers to the piece of skin that connects on the bottom of your tongue!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I still have mine



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