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Oral Frenectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


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
Oral Frenectomy Preferred
Oral Frenotomy Narrower
Oral Frenuloplasty Related
Labial Frenectomy Narrower
Lingual Frenectomy Narrower
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