Frequency of mucocele in a Karachi sample

The study was done to determine the frequency of patients seen at Altamash Institute from 1st till 31 March 2015. A descriptive cross sectional survery was conducted on 50 patients [Male and Female] who came in for a dental check-up. Permission was obtained from ethical committee as well as from patients/their attendants. A questionnaire was used for this survey for each patient. Out of the 50 patients involved in this study, 5 patients were found with a mucocele in the oral cavity. Among various causative factors trauma was found to be the major cause. Mucocele developed mostly in the lower lip mainly due to severe lip biting. Other areas such as buccal mucosa and the palate were significantly rare sites