Diagnosis and treatment of mucocele in a pediatric patient: case report

ABSTRACT Mucocele is a benign lesion, originating from disorders of minor salivary glands containing mucus. These lesions are found in children and young adults and usually occur due to local trauma. Clinically, it presents as a circumscribed, asymptomatic, soft and bluish or normocromic blister. Th...

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Main Authors: Luana Santos MAGALHÃES, Mirian Noé do Bomfim CALAZANS, Ana Lídia Soares COTA, Mariana Alencar NEMEZIO, Marcus Antônio BRÊDA JUNIOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic 2020-09-01
Series:RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-86372020000100810&tlng=en