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Mucoceles are common benign lesions of the oral cavity that develop because of salivary gland mucous extravasation or retention and are usually related to trauma in the area of the lower lips.Ruptured ducts release the mucous that accumulates into adjacent tissues leading to swelling.Mucoceles are painless and tend to relapse.The purpose of this report is to describe a clinical case of an 11-year-old male child with a 5-mm mucocele on the lower lip treated with a diode laser.Some important concepts are discussed in this report to help the pedodontist in diagnosis and treatment of this pathology with comfort and ease.
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