1 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
2 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Hajj Regional General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(02), 1355-1359
Received on 27 March 2024; revised on 15 May 2024; accepted on 18 May 2024
Introduction: Oral mucocele is a common, oral lesions that mostly present as painless, clear, or bluish cysts on the lower lip of children and young adults. These are harmless, mucus-filled growths usually resulting from a little salivary gland or duct injury. Mucus can leak into surrounding subepithelial tissue when the salivary glands are injured by lip biting, sucking, or trauma. This is known as a mucus extravasation cyst, and it is the most frequent variety of mucoceles. This report presents two cases of mucocele. Case History: Two case studies of oral mucoceles reported that almost all included lip mucoceles were clinically bullous lesions, it was soft, fluctuant, and palpable, which corroborates the hypothesis that lip mucoceles are commonly incited by traumatic injury such as tooth impingement and lip-biting habit. All cases were treated with a simple excision using an electrocautery. Two lesion diagnosis was confirmed by Histopathology anatomy (HPA). Discussion: Mucoceles are common oral lesions often seen in children and adolescents, typically caused by lip biting due to psychological stress. Diagnosis is based on clinical features such as rapid appearance, size variations, and bluish color. Treatments include scalpel excision and electrocautery, with electrocautery providing minimal bleeding and painless wounds. Conclusion: One of the typical salivary gland lesions in the oral cavity is mucocele. The use of electrocautery is known to be beneficial for wound healing. Awareness education for children and parents is necessary to eliminate a lip-biting habit.
Mucocele; Electrocautery; Children; Human and health; Case report
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Putri Qomaria Andarini, Nora Kharisma Rissandhika, Rosiana Prayogo, Siti Nur Lestari, Firly Cahya Khairani and Prawati Nuraini. Cautery excision of oral mucocele in pediatric children: A case report. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 22(2), 1355-1359. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.22.2.1531