A rare case of Kimura's disease was seen in a 42-year-old Female patient who presented with swelling in left pre- auricular region. Initial cytology (FNAC) showed angio-follicular hyperplasia suggestive of early lymphoma or Castleman's disease. However only after biopsy, final diagnosis of this rare disease could be made. This emphasizes the need of considering Kimura's disease among differential diagnosis for swelling over parotid region.

One century after the clinical introduction of cocaine, local anesthesia remains the most important method of pain control in dentistry. Many local anesthetics have been marketed since 1884, and it is likely that attempts to produce drugs that enhance anesthetic efficacy, reduce systemic and local toxicity, and increase nociceptive selectivity, will continue. Centbucridine is a non-ester, non-amide group LA and has not been comprehensively studied in the dental setting and the objective was to compare it to Lignocaine. This was a randomized study comparing the onset time, duration, depth and cardiovascular parameters between Centbucridine (0.5%) and Lignocaine (2%). The study was conducted in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery of our dental college in on patients attending for the extraction of lower molars.

Purpose: To review the literature regarding ranula. Materials and Methods: An electronic search was performed for various publications about ranula, published in a specific time frame of January 1945 to October 2013. Results: 150 Articles were obtained by electronic search. Publications were evaluated regarding appropriateness of content for preparing this review. Conclusion: Based on the review of literature it can be concluded that ranula are extravasation cysts. Newer conservative methods are promising and can be used initially for treatment of ranula in selected cases. However, surgical excision of ranula along with involved sublingual salivary gland is treatment of choice with least recurrence rate.