Diode Laser-Assisted Surgical Therapy for Early Treatment of Oral Mucocele in a Newborn Patient: Case Report and Procedures Checklist

• Main Authors: Marina Consuelo Vitale (Author), Maria Francesca Sfondrini (Author), Giorgio Alberto Croci (Author), Marco Paulli (Author), Lorenzo Carbone (Author), Paola Gandini (Author), Andrea Scribante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mucocele (also known as ranula or salivary gland mucous cyst) of the newborn is a lesion present on the intraoral cavity, with the potential to interfere with respiration and feeding. In the present report, a case of mucocele in a 4-month female patient has been described. As conventional surgery ca...