Ulwazi olwengeziwe ― Zulu

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 ifomu lapho indlala encane yamathe ilimala, okubangela ukunqwabelana kwamathe emiseleni evalekile. Lezi zitshalo ngokuvamile azinabuhlungu, zibushelelezi, futhi zingase zibonakale ziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noma zikhanye, ngokuvamile azidluli usayizi ongu-1 cm. Ukwelapha kuhilela ukususwa ngokuhlinzwa, futhi ngezinye izikhathi odokotela abahlinzayo babuye bakhiphe izindlala eziseduze ukuze bavimbele ukuphindeka.
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.