Kaique Leite de Lima, Lorena Rosa Silva, Eneida Franco Vêncio, Fernanda Paula Yamamoto-Silva, Brunno Santos de Freitas Silva
Mucocele is a lesion frequently found in the oral cavity, occurring particularly on the lower lip, then followed by the floor of the mouth, ventral portion of the tongue, buccal mucosa, and, rarely, on the dorsum of the tongue. This report presents an unusual case of mucocele on the dorsum of the tongue of a 7-year-old child. The lesion was nodular, asymptomatic, self-limited, and naturally slow growing. Due to these characteristics, only benign lesions were considered in the differential. The lesion was surgically excised without any local or general complications...
January 31, 2023: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry