Vol. 8, Issue 10, Part B (2022)

Mucoceles refer to mucous filled cystic cavities that manifest as one of the most common benign soft tissue masses occurring in the oral cavity. They occur due to trauma to the main duct of minor salivary glands with subsequent spillage of the mucous into the surrounding tissues or due to blockage of the salivary ductal system resulting in retention of the mucous fluid. They present as small, discrete, soft, translucent, single or multiple sessile or pedunculated masses with color ranging from pink to deep blue. The lesions may undergo spontaneous rupture with the liberation of the fluid content, however, may recur with accumulation of additional fluid. Here we present a case of mucocele of lower lip associated with lip biting habit which was surgically treated, histopathologically confirmed and followed up for 6 months with no recurrence of the lesion.