ABSTRACT
Ankyloglossia or tongue tie is a congenital oral anomaly characterised by a short lingual frenum limiting the movement of the tongue which may lead to impaired phonetics and other complications. The procedure that involves the removal of this extended band of tissue freeing the tongue is known as lingual frenectomy .Traditionally this procedure was carried out surgically but advances in dentistry today have made frenectomy by lasers possible. This case reports highlights the advantages of laser frenectomy over the surgical procedure using an 810 Diode laser.
ABSTRACT
Hypodontia or tooth agenesis is the most common prevalent craniofacial malformation in humans. It may occur as a part of a recognized genetic syndrome or as a nonsyndromic isolated trait. Both environmental and genetic factors are involved in the etiology of hypodontia, with the latter playing a more significant role. It may be noted that bilateral agenesis of mandibular central incisors is very rare and very few cases have been reported in literature.A 12 year old child reported with congenitally missing permanent mandibular central incisors of idiopathic etiology in which the missing teeth were replaced by acrylic teeth as pontic using fiber reinforced composite. The Patient had no hereditary predisposition or any associated syndrome. The aim of enhancing esthetics and attaining functional space maintenance was thus obtained in a single sitting chair side procedure.