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Simultaneous bilateral ranula in an edentulous patient. Rare presentation with a brief review of the literature

Amit S. Date^*, Mukul Padhye^*, Rujuta Desai^*, Abhinav Hire^*

Summary

A ranula is a large mucocele located in the floor of the mouth. Ranulas is usually a mucous extravasation phenomenon due to injury to sublingual salivary gland. unilateral presentation has been reported in many cases but bilateral presentation and that too in an edentulous patient is quite uncommon. This is a case report of bilateral ranula in an edentulous patient and its management along with a brief review of pertinent literature.

Key words: ranula, bilateral, sublingual gland.

Received: 16 04 2016

Accepted for publishing: 28 12 2016

^*Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil school of dentistry, Navi Mumbai, India

Address correspondence to Amit S. Date, 1, Shanti, Pandloskar marg, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai-400057, India.

E-mail address: asdate2001@yahoo.co.in



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December, 2016, Vol. 18, No. 4 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Physical therapy in cancer related vs non-cancer trismus Demirhan Dıraçoğlu, Ekin İlke Şen, Sezai Vatansever, Nalan Çapan, Ayşe Karan 107-111 REVIEW The influence of fixed prostheses on periodontal health Elina Bluma, Aldis Vidzis, Guntis Zigurs 112-121 Impact of early complications of sinus floor elevation and individual factors of the body on the long-term treatment results Jokūbas Kezys, Gintaras Janužis 122-127 CASE REPORT Delayed removal of maxillary third molar displaced into the maxillary sinus Bruno Tochetto Primo, Diego José Stringhini, Delson João da Costa, Nelson Luiz Barbosa Rebellato, Rafaela Scariot 128-132 Simultaneous bilateral ranula in an edentulous patient. Rare presentation with a brief review of the literature Amit S. Date, Mukul Padhye, Rujuta Desai, Abhinav Hire 133-136 © 2017 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2016; 18 (4): 133-6 284 KB Simultaneous bilateral ranula in an edentulous patient. Rare presentation with a brief review of the literature Amit S. Date^, Mukul Padhye^, Rujuta Desai^, Abhinav Hire^ Summary A ranula is a large mucocele located in the floor of the mouth. Ranulas is usually a mucous extravasation phenomenon due to injury to sublingual salivary gland. unilateral presentation has been reported in many cases but bilateral presentation and that too in an edentulous patient is quite uncommon. This is a case report of bilateral ranula in an edentulous patient and its management along with a brief review of pertinent literature. Key words: ranula, bilateral, sublingual gland. Received: 16 04 2016 Accepted for publishing: 28 12 2016 ^*Department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, Dr. D. Y. Patil school of dentistry, Navi Mumbai, India Address correspondence to Amit S. Date, 1, Shanti, Pandloskar marg, Vile Parle (East), Mumbai-400057, India. E-mail address: asdate2001@yahoo.co.in