Open AccessA giant submandibular sialolith - How to manage?
Author(s) -
Jawahar Anand,
Amal Suresh,
Anil Kumar Desai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sadj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2519-0105
pISSN - 1029-4864
DOI - 10.17159/2519-0105/2020/v75no7a7
Subject(s) - medicine , submandibular gland , floor of mouth , duct (anatomy) , dentistry , surgery , pathology , oral cavity
The presence of a sialolith is one of the most common diseases of salivary gland. It is relatively common in submandibular salivary glands and its duct. This case report is of a patient who presented at our unit with a history of severe pain and swelling on floor of the mouth, which was clinically and radiographically diagnosed as a sialolith. The diagnostic and treatment protocol in managing a patient with a giant sialolith is enumerated in this manuscript.