Lintlha tse ling ― Sesotho

The pathologies covered include recurrent aphthous stomatitis, herpes simplex virus, oral squamous cell carcinoma, geographic tongue, oral candidosis, oral lichen planus, pre-malignant disorders, pyogenic granuloma, mucocele and squamous cell papilloma, oral melanoma, hairy tongue and amalgam tattoo.

Mucoceles sebopeho ha tšoelesa e nyane ea mathe e tsoa likotsi, e leng ho etsang hore mathe a koalehe ka har'a likotopo tse koetsoeng. Limela tsena ha li na bohloko, li boreleli, 'me li ka bonahala li le boputsoa kapa li bonaletsa, hangata ha li fete 1 cm ka boholo. Kalafo e kopanyelletsa ho ntšoa ka ho buuoa, ’me ka linako tse ling lingaka le tsona li ntša litšoelesa tse haufi ho thibela ho hlaha hape.
Mucocele develops as a consequence of mechanical trauma to a minor salivary gland, which is followed by saliva retention and accumulation inside the blocked and dilated excretory ducts of the gland. Lesions are usually painless, with smooth surfaces, bluish or transparent. Most are not larger than 1 cm in diameter. They are treated by surgical removal; at that time, the surgeon often decides to perform the ablation of the neighboring minor salivary glands in order to prevent relapses.