Mucocele: A Case Report

Mucoceles are the most common minor salivary gland disorder and represent the second most frequent benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity, following irritative fibroma. Various treatment modalities have been suggested for mucocele among which different types of lasers being the most recent and...

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Published inJournal of pharmacy & bioallied science Vol. 16; no. Suppl 3; pp. S2962 - S2964
Main Authors Ghunawat, Dhananjay B, Marathe, Seema, Thete, Sanjay G, Chakraborty, Sheen, Lath, Harshita, Shehare, Namrata Vilas, Laddha, Rashmi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2024
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
benign tumor
Case Report
Case reports
irritative fibroma
mucocele
Oral cavity
Salivary gland
irritative fibroma
mucocele
Benign tumor
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Summary:Mucoceles are the most common minor salivary gland disorder and represent the second most frequent benign soft tissue tumors of the oral cavity, following irritative fibroma. Various treatment modalities have been suggested for mucocele among which different types of lasers being the most recent and advanced. In the present case reports, diode laser was used for the excision of mucocele on the lower lip, and the advantages of it over the conventional scalpel method were minimal discomfort, bleeding, recurrence, and better compliance among patients.
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ISSN:0976-4879
0975-7406
DOI:10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_108_24