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Surgical Intervention of Recurrent Mucocele: two Case Reports


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1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India
 

The Mucocele or Mucus retention phenomenon is a salivary gland lesion of traumatic origin. Formation occurs when the duct of a minor salivary gland is injured resulting in extravasations of mucus into the connective tissue producing a cyst. The wall of this cyst is formed by compressed bundles of collagen fibrils; it contains mucin. Mucoceles occur most commonly on the lower lip; floor of mouth and buccal mucosa, being the other most frequent sites. They may occur at any age, but are seen most frequently in the second and a third decade of life; with no sex predilection. The treatment of choice is surgical excision; as drainage alone results in high recurrence rate. This paper reviews the recurrent occurrence of mucocele lesion in paediatric patients and purport of surgical intervention in 2 case reports.

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Mucocele, Cyst, Salivary Gland, Mucus, Extravasation, Retention Phenomenon
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Authors

B. Bhangdia Mohit
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India
B. Nandlal
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India
Shanbhog Raghvendra
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, India

Abstract


The Mucocele or Mucus retention phenomenon is a salivary gland lesion of traumatic origin. Formation occurs when the duct of a minor salivary gland is injured resulting in extravasations of mucus into the connective tissue producing a cyst. The wall of this cyst is formed by compressed bundles of collagen fibrils; it contains mucin. Mucoceles occur most commonly on the lower lip; floor of mouth and buccal mucosa, being the other most frequent sites. They may occur at any age, but are seen most frequently in the second and a third decade of life; with no sex predilection. The treatment of choice is surgical excision; as drainage alone results in high recurrence rate. This paper reviews the recurrent occurrence of mucocele lesion in paediatric patients and purport of surgical intervention in 2 case reports.

Keywords


Mucocele, Cyst, Salivary Gland, Mucus, Extravasation, Retention Phenomenon

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