Abstract

EFFICACY OF AGNIKARMA IN JALARBUDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MUCOCELE, A CASE STUDY

Ratandeep Patel* and Nisar Ali Khan

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Abstract

Oral mucocele of the lips is a common ailment in patients who are habituated to lip biting or by trauma to lip mucosa. The treatment of choice is excision or marsupialization under local anaesthesia. But these interventions come with complications like injury to adjacent salivary ducts, which further develop new lesions. Thus, this case study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of Dhahan karma in oral mucocele as a minimal invasive procedure. A 24 years old health seeker with no significant medical history, reported with the chief complaints of a painless swelling, over the inner aspect of lower lip for 4 months. The lesion was diagnosed as a retention mucocele of the lower lip based on the history and clinical findings. It was treated with Dhahan karma without anaesthesia. Patient was observed post operatively for 7 days. The lesion had regressed in size gradually without any post-operative discomfort or complication. A follow up after 2 months shows no recurrence, no visible scar/ fibrosis at the site of lesion. The incidence of mucocele in the general population is 0.4-0.9%.

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