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A mucocele also known as a mucous cyst is a clear or bluish bump that can be found on the lips floor or roof of the mouth or tongue.
Trauma and injuries of connectivity tissue on lip may lead to the swelling and the inflammation of the salivary gland appearing there.
The bumps will be filled with mucous to form what the mucocele.
The following are the possible causes.
Those on the floor of the mouth are called ranulas.
Mucoceles are caused by blocked salivary glands.
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They may get in the way of chewing speaking swallowing and in some cases breathing.
Mucoceles show up on the inside of your lower lips your gums the roof of your mouth or under your tongue.