Abstract
1. A Mucocele was found in a school boy,6 years and 5 months old at his first visit, with an inordinate lip biting habit.
2. Because of the absence of subjective symptoms, the lesion was left unattended for 3 months from the time of its first occurrence and the lesion underwent disintegration and recurrence several times.
3. For treatment, the lesion was enucleated and the lip biting habit which was considered to have provocated the lesion was corrected.
4. The general pathohistological structure [of the enucleated protion ] showed the lesion to be mucous granuloma reported to be a comparatively frequent type of Mucocele.
5. The neurohistological findings indicated sensory nerves showing in part degeneration such as tortous course, swelling, and laceration. These findings were suggestive of a correlation with the absence of subjective symptoms, such as pain, in the case of Mucocele.
