Operation

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Hey, Last Monday I had to go to the orthodontist and i got told i need braces but the thing is he said i need to have an operation because of i have a gap between my two front teeth which is caused by the gummy thing that its in your top lip that gose to the top of them teeth but i'm really scared because i don't like hospitals at all and i definatley don't like operations because when i was getting a filling at the dentist he put the wrong anestehtic in =[

Kind of odd to fill a gap by removing the gum. Usually the teeth can be moved to fill the gap. IDK

Kind of odd to fill a gap by removing the gum. Usually the teeth can be moved to fill the gap. IDK

Ok i had this done i also have this gap between my teeth ! ok it was slightly sore but nothing unbareable.. i can honestly say that it did nothing for me and im petrified of having braces so looks like the gaps are here to stayps is ur gap just between ur top teeth mine is both !! oh and to sdp .... the gum forms a small sort of flap of skin which can obstruct the two teeth from moving together its just a small flap

So it's just to remove the extra gum that that has formed between the teeth? My wife works as a dental assistant and she has never hear of an operation to close the gap between the teeth, but if it's just to remove the extra gum, then it's not that big of a deal.

Is she talking about the frenulum between the upper lip and front of the gums? If it's very tight it might have an effect on the teeth, but it's hard to picture. You'd think it would affect speech more than it would affect teeth.

ok yeah its just a lil bit of extra skin saddly it didnt work for me but u know eating just icecream for 3 days was pretty amazing

OK... I still don't know what you're talking about. You keep saying flap of skin.. I don't see flap's of skin having anything to do with teeth. Are you talking about the gum???