Buccal fat pad

Buccal fat pad

The buccal fat pad (Bichat's fat pad) is an encapsuled mass of fat in the cheek on the outer side of the buccinator muscle in the space between the masseter muscle and the external surface of the buccinator. It is well developed in infants.

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