Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Medicine - Dentistry, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Dental College and Hospital (bharati vidyapeeth deemed university), course: post graduate periodontology, language: English, abstract: The frenum is a mucous membrane fold that attaches the lip and the cheek to the alveolar mucosa, the gingiva, and the underlying periosteum. An aberrant frenum gives rise to aesthetic and functional problems and needs to be eliminated.The frena may jeopardize the gingival health when they are attached too closely to the gingival margin, either due to an interference in the plaque or due to a muscle pull. In addition to this, the maxillary frenum may present aesthetic problems or compromise the orthodontic result in the midline diastema cases, thus causing a recurrence after the treatment. The management of such an aberrant frenum is accomplished by performing a frenectomy. This is a compilation of a brief overview about the frenum, with a focus on the indications, contraindications, advantages and the disadvantages of various frenectomy techniques, like Miller's technique, V-Y plasty, Z-plasty, frenectomy by using electrocautery. and laser. KEYWORDS: FRENUM, FRENECTOMY, MUCOGINGIVAL TECHNIQUES