Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

Oral Mucoceles: Clinically relevant findings in a retrospective analysis

Dr Anubhav Shivpuri, Dr Abhay Shivpuri

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 Objective: To evaluate the features of oral mucoceles encountered by a single operator in multiple centres during a 7 year period.

Method and Materials: Clinical data (age, sex, aetiology, location, and size) of 100 cases of mucoceles in individuals ranging from 6 to 24 years of age in a 07 year period were analysed.

Results: The majority of the paediatric patients were in the Age group of 7 to 12 years. Males showed a predominance over females. Most commonly lower lip was involved (91%) followed by the upper lip (6%) and floor of the mouth (3%). Aetiology was lip biting in 56% children, trauma in 6% and in 38% children there was spontaneous development. The chief complaint in 12% cases was difficulty in speaking, in 28% cases difficulty in eating, in 48% cases was trauma due to lip biting and in 12% cases was a combination of all the above mentioned. In 20% patients the size was below 0.5cm, in 68% between 0.5 to 1 cm and in 12% patients above 1cm.  Lesion manifested as a bluish swelling which was non–tender and fluctuant in 65%, nodular with normal mucosal colour in 32%, and as an ulceration in 3%. Histologically 97% belonged to extravasation type while 3% belonged to the retention type. All cases included in our study underwent surgical excision. 7% cases showed recurrence which were also managed surgically

Conclusion: Oral mucocele are one of the most common disorders of the minor salivary gland. The oral mucoceles most commonly appear as a bluish, non–tender, sub–mucosal swelling with normal overlying mucosa and are most commonly found on the lower lips. The size of a mucocele may vary from a few millimetre’s to a few centimetres. Surgical excision with dissection of surrounding and contributing minor salivary glands has proved to be successful with least recurrence

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Dr Anubhav Shivpuri, Dr Abhay Shivpuri, Oral Mucoceles: Clinically relevant findings in a retrospective analysis, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-7 | JULY-2017

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