Стоматология

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Oral Mucocele-A Mini Review

Prasanna Kumar Rao*,Shishir Ram Shetty,Laxmikanth Chatra,Prashanth Shenai

Mucoceles are the common salivary gland disorder which can be present in the oral cavity, appendix, gall bladder, paranasal sinuses or lacrimal sac. Common location for these lesions in the oral cavity is lower lip however, it also presents on other locations like tongue, buccal mucosa, soft palate, retromolar pad and lower labial mucosa. Trauma and lip biting habits are the main cause for these types of lesions. These are painless lesions which can be diagnosed clinically.