The relationship between pulp calcifications and salivary gland calcifications [PDF]
Aim: Pulp stones are discrete calcified bodies found in the dental pulp. Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between the pulp stones and salivary gland stones.
Farzan, Rahman +4 more
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Intra-oral surgical access for the treatment of bilateral submandibular sialolithiasis: case report
Sialolithiasis is a disease that affects the salivary glands. It is characterized by the presence of calcified structures within the duct system or within the glandular parenchyma.
Ricardo Martins +4 more
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Sub mandibulectomy for chronic sclerosing sialadenitis – comments on a clinical case [PDF]
Introduction. Sialolithiasis is one of the most common pathologies of the salivary glands. When calculi are present in the distal excretory duct, in the hilum or in the parenchyma, complete removal of the submandibular gland is recommended.
Mihail TUSALIU +5 more
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The Translational Role of MUC8 in Salivary Glands: A Potential Biomarker for Salivary Stone Disease?
Mucin (MUC) 8 has been shown to play an important role in respiratory disease and inflammatory responses. In the present study, we investigated the question of whether MUC8 is also produced and secreted by salivary glands and whether it may also play a ...
Martin Schicht +8 more
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Sialendoscopy for salivary stones: principles, technical skills and therapeutic experience [PDF]
La scialoadenite cronica ostruttiva rappresenta una delle più frequenti patologie non-neoplastiche delle ghiandole salivari e la scialoendoscopia è sempre più utilizzata nella sua diagnosi e nel suo trattamento, associata o meno con la litotripsia laser.
Cantore, Stefano +7 more
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Unilateral absence of submandibular gland secondary to stones. Aplasia versus early atrophy [PDF]
Major salivary gland absence is a rare disorder. The cause of congenital absence of the salivary glands has not been determined, but it may be associated with ectodermal defects of the first and second branchial arches. Isolated absence of a unilateral
Gallego, Lorena +3 more
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Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the salivary glands and a major cause of salivary gland dysfunction. It commonly affects middle-aged and has male predominance. Submandibular gland or its duct is most commonly affected.
S Jayachandran +2 more
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Sialodocholithiasis - A case report and review
A majority of sialoliths occur in the submandibular gland or its duct and are a common cause of acute and chronic infections. This report describes the case of a patient who had an unusual submandibular gland duct sialolith (calculus) that was completely
Ashima Bali Behl +3 more
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Background Salivary gland calculi are common in adults but rare in the paediatric population. It accounts for only 3% of all cases of sialolithiasis. Parotid ductal calculus is rare as compared to submandibular ductal calculus. Case presentation A 3-year-
Nur Eliana Ahmad Tarmizi +5 more
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Interobserver and intraobserver variability in the radiological assessment of sialolithiasis using cone beam computed tomography [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Data regarding the inter- and intraobserver variability in the radiological assessment of sialolithiasis using cone beam computed tomography are missing in the current literature.
Beumer, Lotte J. +3 more
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