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Please let me know if there is any signs of mucocele healing?

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Dr. Louis Gallia answered

Specializes in Surgery - Oral & Maxillofacial

Yes: If you have a mucocele, and it disappears, it has healed. If it is still there, it has not healed.

Dr Eleczko and another doctor agreed

Answered 1/23/2017

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Oral Mucocele: Though these lesions heal after a few days, they are often found to reappear in the same spot. In any case, an oral mucocele is a harmless.

Answered 8/24/2017

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