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A STUDY ON SPECTRUM OF ORAL MUCOCELES: MANAGEMENT IN PAKISTAN

Dr Hassaan Javed Kamal, Dr Javeria Rafiq, Dr Mahnoor Anser

Introduction: Oral mucocele an accessory salivary gland lesion is a benign neoplasm and the common lesion of the oral cavity. Objectives of the study: The main objective of the study is to find the spectrum of oral mucoceles among local population of Pakistan. Methodology of the study: This cross sectional study was conducted in Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore during January 2019 to July 2019. The permission to undertake this study was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee. The descriptive data of these patients were evaluated and compared with previously documented data in the literature. The study variables included age, gender, type, site, color, etiology, symptoms and dimension of the lesion. Results: In this study, we observed that the number of patients affected with OMs were between 15 and 49 years with the mean age of 21.20 years. The OMs were highly prevalent in the age group of 15-19 years (34.48%) followed by 20-24 years (31.04%). The males (51.72%) and females(48.28%) were more or less equally affected, with a ratio of 1.07:1. Out of total 58 patients, 49 (84.48%) patients had extravasation type and were highly prevalent in the age group of 15-24 years, whereas 9 (15.52%) patients had retention type of mucocele and were prevalent in the age group of 30-39 years. Conclusion: It is concluded that Oral mucoceles rarely cause significant problems. Discomfort, interference with speech, mastication, swallowing and external swelling may occur depending on the size and location of mucoceles.

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