Traumatic Herniation of the Buccal Fat Pad

Reza  Erfanian; Saeed   Shakiba; Mohammad Sadeq   Najafi; Saeed  Sohrabpour

doi:10.18502/crcp.v4i1.1301

Reza Erfanian
Saeed Shakiba
Mohammad Sadeq Najafi
Saeed Sohrabpour

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/crcp.v4i1.1301

Keywords: Buccal Fat Pad; Oral mass; Traumatic herniation

Abstract

Buccal Fat Pad is an encapsulated mass of adipose tissue located within the buccal facial spaces, between the buccinator and masseter muscles. Intraoral traumatic herniation of Buccal Fat Pad, often seen in young children, has been reported as a rare case. In this report, we present a case of traumatic Buccal Fat Pad herniation which at first was misdiagnosed as a malignant tumor.