Quantcast This image displays a mucocele inside the lip. This image displays a close-up of a mucocele. This image displays a mucocele with a slight bluish color. This image displays a very large mucocele. This image displays a bluish oral mucocele on the lower lip. This image displays a mucocele inside the mouth.
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Picture of Oral Mucocele: This image displays a mucocele inside the lip. Divider line
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Who's At Risk
Mucoceles are common in anyone experiences injury to the mouth. They often occur in children or young adults who are lip biters or who wear braces. A similar lesion, called a mucus-retention cyst is more common in older adults who have not had any injury to their lips. Unlike mucoceles, these mucus-retention cysts tend to look less like fluid-filled blisters and more like small bumps. They are also painless and noncancerous (benign). 
Last Modified: 9 Jan 2008

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