My two year old grandson has a gap in his front teeth from his frenum, which I know is common. My daughter had it as well. But my grandson also has the same type of connective frenum on each side of his upper teeth, between his canine and first molar. Is this common? He has his first pediatric dental appointment scheduled for a bit later this summer, but I wondered if we should be concerned.
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I believe it is normal. Check his bite. There should be a slight overbite across all his upper teeth against the lower. This is designed so that as one bites, the top teeth moves the cheek and lips out of the way and the lower teeth moves the tongue away. This also creates natural alignment. As long as there are enough room, the top teeth will be aligned by the cheek and lips while the tongue pushes the lower teeth to proper position.