Occurrence of ectopic sebaceous glands in several buccal cavity anatomic areas
Keywords:
Fordyce granules, sebaceous glands, palato, mouth mucosa, lip, mouth, gingivaAbstract
Approximately 1031 patients of both sex, white and nonwhite (4 to 80 years of age), registered at PUCCAMP. Odontologic Propaedeutic Clinic and also at public schools of Campinas region (Brazil) were examined with the objective of analyzing the occurrence of ectopic sebaceous glands in several buccal cavity anatomic areas. The most important characteristics taken into consideration for this analysis were put together on individual records elaborated by the author. Is was found out that it occurs mostly in the upper lip and the association among upper lips, lower lips and jugal mucosa surpasses this occurrence in any other localization.
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