MUCOCELE AND RANULA

Course overview

MUCOCELES AND RANULAS RESULT WHEN THERE IS A DISRUPTION OF THE FLOW OF SECRETIONS OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS MOSTLY DUE TO TRAUMA AND PRESENT AS ASYMPTOMATIC SWELLINGS IN THE ORAL CAVITY. USUALLY, THEY TEND TO RESOLVE SPONTANEOUSLY BUT SOMETIMES MAY INTERFERE WITH SWALLOWING, SPEECH, OR RESPIRATION. THEREFORE, IN SUCH CASES, THESE LESIONS MUST BE PROMPTLY DIAGNOSED AND TREATED. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF MUCOCELES AND RANULAS AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.