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Case Reports
. 2023 Jan-Mar;27(1):220-223.
doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_386_22. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Atraumatic herniation of buccal pad of fad in a neonate - A case report

Yogita Chaturvedi  1 , Saurabh Chaturvedi  2 , Krishna Sireesha Sundaragiri  3 , Seema Choudhary  2
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Atraumatic herniation of buccal pad of fad in a neonate - A case report

Yogita Chaturvedi et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2023 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

A case report of the clinical features and follow-up of an unusual case of a three-day-old baby boy with bilateral protrusion of the buccal pad of fat into the oral cavity. A follow-up of two years is also presented here. No history of trauma was reported. The swellings gradually decreased in size and finally disappeared by the age of 22 months. Hence, the clinician should be aware about this self-limiting and self-disappearing developmental anomaly.

Keywords: Atraumatic; buccal pad of fat; protrusion.

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Figure 1
Two round masses seen bilaterally in the infant's mouth
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Figure 2
Gradual reduction in the size of swellings without any interception
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Figure 3
Swellings noticed only upon crying
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Figure 4
Normal-appearing mucosa with no signs of the swellings
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