Traumatic buccal fat pad herniation in an infant

• Main Authors: Giulia De Giorgi (Author), Rossella Angotti (Author), Giulia Fusi (Author), Lorenzo Salerni (Author), Mario Messina (Author), Francesco Molinaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Traumatic herniation of buccal fat pad (BFP) is very rare, usually seen in young children, from 5 months to 12 years of age. A minor injury or perforation of the buccinator muscle and buccal mucosa can cause the extrusion of the buccal fat pad into the oral cavity. A differential diagnosis is very i...