Prevalence Of Oral Mucocele In Patients Attending Private Dental Hospital - A Retrospective Study

Oral mucocele is the most common benign minor (accessory) salivary gland lesion,caused due to mechanical trauma to the excretory duct of the gale.clinically they are characterized by single or multiple, soft fluctuant nodule, ranging from the normal color of the mucosa to deep blue. It affects all age group and is equally present in both sexeswith the higher incidences in second decade of the life.They are classified as extravasation or retention types. The determine the distribution of oral mucocele in patients of Saveetha dental college & hospitals,Chennai.Further to identify the sex, duration and age predilection. A hospital based retrospective study was carried out from June 2018 to March 2020 at Saveetha dental college & hospitals, Chennai. A total of 34 biopsy reports were studied. Distribution and prevalence of oral mucocele were analysed using SPSS software. In our study a total of 34 patients out of which male population showed more prevalence of 64% than the female population.It is found in people aged above 40 years old to 50% and the duration was less than a month 32.4%. Our study shows prevalence of 50 % of mucocele in male population above 40 years