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Compression Dressing Using Dental Impression Compound for Conservative Management of Sialocele

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A Sialocele or salivary pseudocyst is due to extravasation of saliva into periglandular tissue due to disruption of gland parenchyma. Various techniques of management have been described in literature; both conservative and surgical management have been documented. We report a simple economical and efficient method to deal with sailocele presenting after neck dissection.

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Kudva, A., Carriappa, K.M., Kamath, A. et al. Compression Dressing Using Dental Impression Compound for Conservative Management of Sialocele. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 15, 555–557 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-016-0895-5

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