Mucocele: Two Case Reports

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Oral Health and Community Dentistry

Author
1. P. Sudha
2. Rajesh Anegundi
ISSN
2230-7389
DOI
10.5005/johcd-1-3-56
Volume
1
Issue
3
Publishing Year
2007
Pages
3
Author Affiliations
    1. Dept of Pedodontics, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, India
    1. Department of Pedodontics. College of Dental Surgery, Mangalore, Karnataka
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    Abstract

    The Mucocele or Mucus retention phenomenon is a salivary gland lesion of traumatic origin, formed when the main duct of a minor salivary gland is torn with subsequent extravasation of the mucus into the fibrous connective tissue so that a cyst like cavity is produced. The wall of this cavity is formed by compressed bundles of collagen fibrils and it is filled with mucin. Mucoceles are known to occur most commonly on the lower lip, followed by the floor of mouth and buccal mucosa being the next most frequent sites. This paper reviews the Mucocele and presents two case reports.

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