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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 21
| Issue : 4 | Page : 152-4 |
Herniation of the buccal fat pad into the oral cavity : a case report.
R Patil, S Singh, VV Subba Reddy
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka,
Correspondence Address:
R Patil
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka
PMID: 14765616
An interesting lesion is presented, wherein a tiny traumatic perforation of the buccal mucosa and buccinator muscle forced a large portion of the buccal fat pad to extrude into the oral cavity. Such a situation can alarm any clinician & reinforces the importance of careful history taking and thorough examination, before treating patients.
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