TY - JOUR AU - Sherly Endang AU - Andi Adam Mardiana AU - Arni Irawaty Djais AU - SP Sigit Nardiatmo AU - Sri Wahyu Putri PY - 2022/04/25 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Z Plasty – An Aesthetic Surgery for Aberrant Labial Frenum: A Case Report JF - KnE Medicine JA - Kme VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.18502/kme.v2i1.10845 UR - https://knepublishing.com/index.php/KnE-Medicine/article/view/10845 AB - Background: Aberrant labial frenum can cause central diastema, gingival recession and affect aesthetic appearance. Several techniques are available for removing the attachment of an abnormal frenulum. Z-plasty is a surgical technique used for thick and wide hypertrophy frenum associated with central diastema and short vestibule.Objective: To discuss the Z-plasty technique for aberrant labial frenum.Case Report: A 23-year-old woman was referred to the Periodontia Department of Hasanuddin University Dental Hospital for a frenectomy. Intraoral examination showed a diastema on maxilla centralis incisive and a labial frenulum’s attachment extending to the palatine papilla. The frenectomy procedure was performed using the Z-plasty technique.Results: Follow-up after one week and one month showed a good healing process with minimal scars and gingival color according to the surrounding tissue.Conclusion: Z-plasty frenectomy can provide good aesthetic and functional results for removing the attachment of hypertrophy frenum.Keywords: frenectomy, labial frenum, hypertrophy frenum, Z-plasty ER -