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MeSH Heading: Oral Frenectomy
Tree Number(s): E04.545.225; E06.645.225
Unique ID: D000095782
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095782
Scope Note: Surgical procedures to release or remove abnormally short or tightly attached frenum (e.g., LINGUAL FRENUM or LABIAL FRENUM) associated with a pathological condition (e.g., TONGUE TIE and lip tie).
Entry Term(s): Labial Frenectomy; Lingual Frenectomy; Lip Tie Release; Oral Frenotomy; Oral Frenulectomy; Oral Frenuloplasty; Oral Frenumectomy; Tongue Tie Release
Previous Indexing: Labial Frenum (1964-2023)
See Also: Breast Feeding
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

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Oral Frenectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025