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Winter 2002: Volume 27, Number 2
 
Pediatric Hospital Dentistry

Surgical treatment of mucocele in an 11 month-old baby: a case report
Robson Frederico Cunha / Ana Elisa De Mello Vieira / Daniela Maria Carvalho Pugliesi /
Monique Guimaraes Correia / Marcelo Macedo Crivelini

The present report describes the occurrence of mucocele in the lower lip of an 11 month-old baby.The treatment instituted was the excision of the lesion. Microscopic examination confirmed the diagnosis of mucocele. Three months after surgery, no sign of recurrence was observed.
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