title: Cryotherapy for Treatment of Mouth Mucocele.
abstract: A mucocele is a common salivary gland disorder that most commonly affects young adults. A 35-year-old female patient reported to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, with the chief complaint of swelling on the left side of floor of mouth. The aim of this case report is to present the management of mucocele present in floor of the mouth in a young female patient using liquid nitrogen cryosurgery. The present case report has also discussed mechanism of action, current protocol of cryosurgery with emphasis on clinical pros and cons along with the clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, India.
authors.forename: Kamaldeep K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Aulakh
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dasmesh Institute of Research and Dental Sciences, Faridkot, India.
authors.forename: Ramandeep S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Bhabha Rao Ambedkar University, Agra, India.
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Swati
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anand
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
authors.forename: Bhuvan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jyoti
keywords: Cryotherapy; liquid nitrogen; mucocele; ranula