RESEARCH ARTICLE
Oral Mucocele of Unusual Size on the Buccal Mucosa: Clinical Presentation and Surgical Approach
Juliana Seo* , Ingrid Bruno, Gabriela Artico, Aluana dal Vechio, Dante A Migliari
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2012Volume: 6
First Page: 67
Last Page: 68
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-6-67
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601206010067
Article History:
Received Date: 9/1/2012Revision Received Date: 28/2/2012
Acceptance Date: 12/3/2012
Electronic publication date: 16/4/2012
Collection year: 2012

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Abstract
Oral mucoceles are small-size, benign minor salivary gland pathologies. The most frequent localizations of these lesions are the lower lip mucosa. However, in some cases, they grow to an unusual size and hinder the preliminary diagnosis of mucocele. The purpose of this article is to report a case of a large oral mucocele with a diameter of 3.5 cm on the buccal mucosa of a 43-years-old male patient. The surgical procedure was carried out for a complete removal of the lesion.