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Oddities of salivary calculi

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, 1969
T he sialolith or salivary stone consists of molecules of abnormal mucoid material coalescing into a gel and eventually into a laminar structure. The organic matrix, acting as a framework or central nidus, allows for deposition in circular layers of calciferous crystalal The matrix or central nidus is composed of various carbohydrates and amino acids.2
T A, Rust, C D, Messerly
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Ultrastructure of salivary calculi

European Journal of Oral Sciences, 1978
ABSTRACT – Twenty‐one submandibular salivary calculi from 19 patients were examined with the light and electron microscope. Adjacent to the peripheral parts of the calculi metaplastic squamous epithelium or connective tissue was seen in close contact to the mineralized matrix. Disintegrated cellular substances from these tissue components were in some
G, Anneroth   +3 more
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Salivary calculi

2016
Abstract The aetiology of salivary gland stones is still not fully understood. The prevalence of symptomatic salivary gland stones in the UK is 5.9 per 100,000 and represents the majority of salivary gland pathology in middle-aged patients. The submandibular is the most common site, followed by the parotid and sublingual glands.
Jahrad Haq, Mark McGurk
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Salivary Gland Calculi

JAMA, 1962
Case records of 180 patients with calculi of the salivary glands were studied with reference to symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. In the series, the submaxillary gland was affected most frequently, with the parotid and sublingual glands next in frequency. In many cases the symptoms of recurrent pain and swelling dated back many years.
D M, LEVY, W H, REMINE, K D, DEVINE
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Phleboliths and salivary calculi

British Journal of Oral Surgery, 1974
Abstract Four cases of facial haemangioma containing phleboliths are described. The differential diagnosis between swellings due to obstructive salivary gland disease and haemangiomata is described and the distinguishing features of the radiopaque calcification associated with those swellings outlined.The early use of sialography in the diagnosis of ...
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Minimally invasive options for salivary calculi

The Laryngoscope, 2012
AbstractThe aim of this study was to review the advantages, limitations, and international interdisciplinary expert perspectives and contrasts of salivary gland endoscopy and transoral techniques in the diagnosis and management of salivary gland calculi and their adaptation in North America.
Witt, Robert L.   +5 more
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