Mucocele of the lower lip mucosa
Mucocele, also known as mucous extravasation phenomenon, is a pseudocyst of traumatic etiology, in which a minor salivary gland ductruptures. Clinically it can be observed as a tumefaction or bubble; it is flaccid on palpation, asymptomatic, with a smooth surface andvariable size, and with coloring...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculdade São Leopoldo Mandic
2008-01-01
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| Series: | RGO: Revista Gaúcha de Odontologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistargo.com.br/include/getdoc.php?id=1812&article=599&mode=pdf |