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My labial frenum is off center. Can this be fixed? (photos)

Concerned4322Aug 17, 2021
My labial frenum is off center and lines up over my front right tooth instead of between my teeth and it makes my whole upper lip sit off center. Can the labial frenum be centered and would the make my lip also be centered? (Pictures attached)

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