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&#1a;&#0b; Fig. 4a When the mucogingival line is above your laser expo-sure you are fine otherwise consider a closed flap expo-sure procedure. A frenectomy is the most common procedure which can be done with the laser with maximum benefits (Figs. 6, 6a, 6b, 6c & 6d ). When the frenum is either labial or buccal, and upper or lower and promi-nent a diamond shaped incision is placed. (Fig. 7) Touch the tissue with the laser tip moving from first to third base. This procedure can be modified with a deeper cut down to the periosteum, even slicing bone Fig. 6 Fig. 6a Fig. 5 Fig. 6b Fig. 6c Fig. 6d Fig. 7 Fig. 5a 18 September/October 2013 JAOS