title: [Our experience in the correction of a short frenulum labialis by Z-plasty].
abstract: The authors report their experience of the reconstruction by z-plasty in cases of shortness of the lip frenum. Amongst several techniques they used for this correction they got best results utilizing a z-plasty, with wide flaps, planned so that after the transposition of the flaps the medial branch of the z-plasty falls horizontally into the deeper vestibular fornix. In all cases treated by that z-plasty the A. obtained a widening of the adherent part of the gingiva, deepening of the vestibulum, no recurrence of the shortness was observed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Maxillo Facciale ed Odontostomatologica, Instituto per l'Infanzia, Burlo Garofolo, Trieste.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sossi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Casseler
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Radovich
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Ubiglia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guidetti
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods
vernacular_title: La nostra esperienza nella correzione della brevità del frenulo labiale mediante plastica a "z".