Cryosurgery: Painless and Fearless Management of Mucocele in Young Patient

A mucocele is a common benign lesion of the minor salivary gland mucosa that most frequently affects children and young adults. A 6-yearold male patient reported to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, with the chief complaint of a painless swelling on floor of the mouth on his l...

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Main Authors: Aarti Garg, Abhaymani Tripathi, Swati Chowdhry, Ashish Sharma, Gautam Biswas
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Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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description A mucocele is a common benign lesion of the minor salivary gland mucosa that most frequently affects children and young adults. A 6-yearold male patient reported to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, with the chief complaint of a painless swelling on floor of the mouth on his left side. The purpose of this case report is to present the treatment of mucocele present in floor of the mouth in a child patient using liquid nitrogen cryosurgery. Also, discussed are the mechanism of action, current protocol of cryosurgery recommended in the management of mucoceles, clinical advantages and disadvantages together with the clinical outcomes.
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spelling doaj.art-269ac33e3ee94ddea836be0d351965792022-12-22T01:23:54ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2014-08-0188ZD04ZD0610.7860/JCDR/2014/9959.4655Cryosurgery: Painless and Fearless Management of Mucocele in Young PatientAarti Garg0Abhaymani Tripathi1Swati Chowdhry2Ashish Sharma3Gautam Biswas4Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur Dental Collge, Jaipur, India.Professor and Head, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, SPPGIDMS, Lucknow, India.Senior Lecturer, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Manav Rachna Dental College, Faridabad, India.Private Practitioner, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Jaipur, India.Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental Collge, Jaipur, India.A mucocele is a common benign lesion of the minor salivary gland mucosa that most frequently affects children and young adults. A 6-yearold male patient reported to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, with the chief complaint of a painless swelling on floor of the mouth on his left side. The purpose of this case report is to present the treatment of mucocele present in floor of the mouth in a child patient using liquid nitrogen cryosurgery. Also, discussed are the mechanism of action, current protocol of cryosurgery recommended in the management of mucoceles, clinical advantages and disadvantages together with the clinical outcomes.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/4655/9959_CE[Ra1]_F(AK)_PF1(AGAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAK)_PF2(PAG).pdfcryoprobemarsupialization ranula
spellingShingle Aarti Garg
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Gautam Biswas
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Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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title Cryosurgery: Painless and Fearless Management of Mucocele in Young Patient
title_full Cryosurgery: Painless and Fearless Management of Mucocele in Young Patient
title_fullStr Cryosurgery: Painless and Fearless Management of Mucocele in Young Patient
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topic cryoprobe
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