2020
DOI: 10.1590/1981-863720200002920180103
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Multiple sialolithiasis in submandibular gland duct: a rare case report

Abstract: Sialolithiasis is a pathological process that affects the major salivary glands. It consists of calcifications that obstruct the parenchyma of the gland and / or the lumen of the ducts. The 37 years old female patient, VBB, leucoderma, attended the stomatology service with a complaint of swelling in the floor of mouth, which she noticed 10 years ago. The clinical and radiographic exams indicated a diagnosis of multiple sialolithiasis in the left submandibular gland duct. Surgical intervention was indicated in … Show more

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“…The submandibular glands are the most frequently involved in sialolithiasis, reaching a morbidity rate of 80-95% [11,14,17], being followed by the parotid glands, with an incidence of 5-20%, while the sublingual and small salivary glands are very rarely affected [11].…”
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“…The submandibular glands are the most frequently involved in sialolithiasis, reaching a morbidity rate of 80-95% [11,14,17], being followed by the parotid glands, with an incidence of 5-20%, while the sublingual and small salivary glands are very rarely affected [11].…”
Section: Materiale şI Metodementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Others report a rate of 2.9-5.5% per 100 000 population [16], and Nakhla M. (2022) [14], states that approximately 0.01% of the Earth population is affected by sialolithiasis. Annually over 60 million people are diagnosed with this disease [1], being one of the most common cause of the large salivary glands sialadenitis [10], constituting 30% of all the salivary glands diseases [17].…”
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