Question

While examining a patient, you notice that her top teeth have a diastema. this condition is a result of ----being attached to close to the anterior teeth .

A. maxillary labial frenum
B. mandibular labial frenum
C. buccal frenum
D. mandibular lingual frenum

Answer 1

The answer to your question would be A - a maxillary labial frenum, this part of lip tissue is responsible for diasetemic teeth - anterior teeth which are being too close to the maxillary labial frenum and which are therefore creating a gap between the front teeth.