Basavaraj T Bhagawati¹*, Nishant Kumar², Kumari Jyotsana³, Samreen Jaral⁴ and Sharanamma Bhagawati⁵

¹Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, India
²Reader, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, India
³PG Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, India
⁴PG Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, India
⁵Professor, Department of Periodontics, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand

*Corresponding Author: Basavaraj T Bhagawati, Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, India.

Received: October 19, 2021; Published: November 16, 2021

Abstract

Mucoceles are common cystic lesions in the oral cavity. It may occur in different locations in the oral mucosa due to trauma or obstruction of minor salivary gland ducts with the lower lip as the predominant site followed by the floor of the mouth, with buccal mucosa being the next most frequent site. However, mucoceles located on the ventral surface of the tongue originating from the anterior lingual salivary glands are extremely rare and often overlooked during screening procedures because of their asymptomatic nature. Here, we report an interesting case of mucocele in the anterior ventral surface of the tongue in a seven year old male patient The literature review outlines the various types of mucocele, its epidemiology, pathogenesis, differential diagnosis and the various treatment modalities.

Keywords: Mucocele; Cyst; MRI

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Citation

Citation: Basavaraj T Bhagawati., et al. “Mucocele in the Anterior Ventral Surface of the Tongue - A Rare Case reports”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.12 (2021): 33-36.

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Copyright: © 2021 Basavaraj T Bhagawati., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.