Annals and Essences of Dentistry
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 4

Ranula in The Floor of The Mouth - A Case Report

  • Author:
  • Vamsi Prasad1, RaviRaja Kumar2, Kalpana K3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 105 to 107

1Department of Periodontics, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra pradesh, India.

2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra pradesh, India.

3Department of prosthodontics, St. Joseph Dental College, Eluru, Andhra pradesh, India.

Abstract

Ranulas occur due to extravasation of saliva from one of the 20 ducts that arise from the sublingual gland and empty in to the floor of the mouth or into the anterior portion of wharton's duct. They form a characteristically blue tense vesicle in the floor of the mouth. This paper highlights a case report of ranula in the posterior floor of the mouth that has been successfully treated by marsupialization technique.

Keywords

Mucocele, Ranula, Marsupialization