Mucoceles are cavities filled with mucus and are one of the most common benign soft tissue masses that occur in the oral cavity. They are traumatic in origin and are formed when the main duct of a minor salivary gland is traumatized with subsequent extravasation of the mucus into the fibrous connective tissue forming a cyst like cavity. Mucoceles can appear by an extravasation or a retention mechanism. They appear as discrete, small, translucent, soft, painless swelling of the mucosa ranging from normal pink to deep blue in color and are most commonly found on the lower lip, lateral to the midline and may occur at any age, but they are more frequently seen in the second and third decade of life. The lesion has no sex predilection and occurs more frequently in children, adolescents. Generally managed by conservative surgical excision.
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