The key role of magnetic resonance sialography in the differential diagnosis between sialolith and phlebolith of the floor of the mouth [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground The confusion between a phlebolith and a sialolith in the floor of the mouth can pose serious surgical risks, making it essential to define appropriate complementary imaging studies.
Alvaro Sánchez Barrueco +4 more
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Submandibular gland sialolith of unusual size [PDF]
Journal of Lumbini Medical College, 2017 Introduction: Sialolithiasis is the most common disease of the salivary glands. Majority of sialoliths occur in the submandibular gland and is a common cause of acute and chronic infections of the gland. The size varies from one mm to one cm.
Santosh Kandel +2 more
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Enhanced precision in stone localization and intraoral removal in sialolithiasis: the role of preoperative computer tomographic scanning in surgical planning [PDF]
Head & Face MedicineBackground The precise localization of stones within the submandibular duct is crucial for the successful intraoral removal in sialolithiasis. Customizing surgical approaches based on the stone’s ductal location is imperative.
Soo Yeon Jung +4 more
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Sialolithiasis: An unusually large asymptomatic submandibular salivary stone [PDF]
Stomatološki glasnik Srbije, 2013 Salivary gland calculi account for the most common disease of salivary glands. The majority of sialoliths occur in submandibular gland or its duct and they are a common cause of acute and chronic infections.
Kamtane Smita, Ghodke Monali
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Salivary gland calculus - A painless and self-regressing swelling
Journal of Primary Care Dentistry and Oral Health, 2022 Salivary gland disorder occurs commonly because of salivary calculi, which may occur at any age and involves any of the salivary glands. Most of the cases of sialolithiasis occur in the submandibular salivary gland as its duct is most prone to and common
Arpan Manna
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Recurrent Parotitis due to Parotid Duct Calculi
Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, 2017 Introduction Recurrent parotitis is frequently encountered in Otolaryngology practice. Parotid calculi, however is extremely uncommon as compared to submandibular calculi.
Pranabashish Banerjee +2 more
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Rigid swelling of sublingual caruncle area due to the salivary gland duct obstruction by a sialolith [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 Sialolithiasis is the presence of calculus within the ductal system of a salivary gland. Among the diagnostic methods are inspection, palpation, checking the amount of saliva secreted and the identification of a sialolith. The authors present the case of
Fred Bernardes Filho +5 more
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Paediatric sialendoscopy under local anaesthesia: A case report
Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2021 Salivary stones causing chronic sialendenitis occur mostly in the submandibular gland. Sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that is effective in removing calculi from the salivary ducts.
Yuxin Ken Lin +3 more
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Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2012 Sialolithiasis is the most common salivary gland disease accounting for more than 50% of the cases. Majority of salivary calculi occur in the submandibular gland and its duct. It has male predilection and is often seen in adults.
Harish Saluja +2 more
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Sialolithiasis: mineralogical composition, crystalline structure, calculus site, and epidemiological features [PDF]
, 2023 The purpose of this paper was to describe the characteristics of salivary calculi and their relationship to epidemiological factors, through a cross-sectional study. We analysed 100 calculi obtained in 2017–2021.
Alcalá Rueda, Ignacio +8 more
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