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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 9 | Page : 379-383 |
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Mucocele of the glands of Blandin-Nuhn in children: A clinical, histopathologic, and retrospective study
Saurabh R Joshi1, Gowri S Pendyala2, Shantanu Choudhari1, Jitendra Kalburge3
1 Department of Pedodontics, Rural Dental College, Loni, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Periodontics, Rural Dental College, Loni, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Oral Pathology, Rural Dental College, Loni, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Saurabh R Joshi
Department of Pedodontics, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal Rahata, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.100977
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Background: The anterior lingual salivary glands (glands of Blandin-Nuhn) are mixed mucous and serous glands that are embedded within the musculature of anterior tongue ventrum. Aim: The present study was designed to describe the clinical and histopathological features. Material and Methods : We investigated the clinical and histopathologic features of 30 cases of mucocele of glands of Blandin-Nuhn. All the cases were seen in the department of pedodontics. Results: All the lesions were located on the ventral surface of the tongue. Lesions were situated at the midline in 24 patients and laterally in 6 patients. All the lesions were surgically treated. There was female predominance, and most patients were younger than 15 years. Conclusion : Histopathological examination showed extravasation type of mucocele, suggesting that trauma may be a frequent initiating factor. All the patients were younger than 15 years. |
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