International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2019  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 26--30

Traumatic intraoral herniation of the buccal pad of fat in pediatric patients: Report of two cases


Chiranjit Ghosh1, Biswanath Jana1, Diptangshu Garai2, Pradip Kumar Mandal1 
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, North Bengal Dental College and Hospital, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
2 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, North Bengal Dental College and Hospital, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chiranjit Ghosh
57, MGM Sarani, Bidyalanka, Nandibagan, Hooghly, Chandannagar - 712 136, West Bengal
India

Intraoral herniation of the buccal pad of fat is commonly occurring in the pediatric group of population. It frequently presents as an expanding pedunculated nontender, soft, nonpulsatile yellowish mass in the buccal mucosa at the level of the maxillary occlusal plane. The most common cause is traumatic injury. This article presents two such cases where extrusion of the pad of fat successfully managed by surgical excision.


How to cite this article:
Ghosh C, Jana B, Garai D, Mandal PK. Traumatic intraoral herniation of the buccal pad of fat in pediatric patients: Report of two cases.Int J Pedod Rehabil 2019;4:26-30


How to cite this URL:
Ghosh C, Jana B, Garai D, Mandal PK. Traumatic intraoral herniation of the buccal pad of fat in pediatric patients: Report of two cases. Int J Pedod Rehabil [serial online] 2019 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];4:26-30
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