Open AccessSialolithiasis: An unusually large asymptomatic submandibular salivary stone
Author(s) -
Smita Kamtane,
Monali Ghodke
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stomatološki glasnik srbije
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1452-3701
pISSN - 0039-1743
DOI - 10.2298/sgs1301042k
Subject(s) - asymptomatic , submandibular gland , medicine , salivary gland diseases , etiology , duct (anatomy) , salivary gland , treatment modality , sialadenitis , pathology , surgery
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. This case report describes an asymptomatic patient presenting with a large submandibular duct sialolith, the subsequent non surgical management of the patient along with etiology, diagnosis and various treatment modalities available for the treatment of salivary gland calculi depending on their site and size