title: A foreign body in the floor of the mouth.
abstract: A case of unusual presentation of foreign body in the floor of mouth is reported. The patient presented with a history and clinical findings of sublingual ranula. Marsupialisation and sublingual sialadenectomy was planned. After marsupialisation, a foreign body (spray cover) was found between the lumen of the submandibular duct and the ranula.
authors: Oral-Craniomaxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt ; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors: Ehab
authors: E
authors: Shehata
authors: Kholoud
authors: K
authors: Moussa
authors: Abdullah
authors: A
authors: Al-Gorashi
keywords: Foreign body; Marsupialisation; Ranula; Submandibular duct
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