Unusual case of a sialolith: a case report

Boynton, Tyler T.; Lieblich, Stuart E.

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.020

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“…Boynton and Lieblich in 2014 reported an unusual case in which a facial hair of the patient got entrapped in the Wharton’s duct and acted as a nidus for the formation of a sialolith. 5 Another theory has proposed that an unknown metabolic phenomenon can lead to precipitation of salivary calcium and phosphate ions by increasing the salivary bicarbonate content, which in turn alters the calcium phosphate solubility.…”

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Submandibular Sialolithiasis: A Series of Three Case Reports with Review of Literature

Pachisia

Mandal

Sahu

et al. 2019

Clinics and Practice

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One of the most common disorders of the salivary glands is sialolithiasis. A history of pain or/and swelling in the salivary glands, especially during meal suggests this diagnosis. For small and accessible stones conservative therapies like milking of ducts with palliative therapy can produce satisfactory results. Surgical management should be considered when the stone/stones are inaccessible or large in size as conservative therapies turned out to be unsatisfactory. In this paper, we present three cases of sialolithiasis in the submandibular gland along with a review of existing literature. The purpose of this paper is to add three more cases to the literature and review the theories of etiology, clinical features, available diagnostic and treatment procedures.

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Submandibular Sialolithiasis: A Series of Three Case Reports with Review of Literature

Pachisia

Mandal

Sahu

et al. 2019

Clinics and Practice

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“…From this matrix, there is an apposition of several substances which also become calcified and form the sialolith [2, 3, 5, 6, 8]. …”

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“…Sialolithiasis may occur at any age, in general, emerging between 30 and 60 years old. Sialolithiasis in children is rare, tending to occur more frequently in men than in women [2–6, 8]. …”

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“…According to the literature, the painful symptoms affect the patients mainly during salivary stimulation [1–3, 6–8] and, in general, this event makes them seek professional help. For Ligtenberg and Veerman, imaging findings of calcifications in large salivary glands and/or salivary ducts are usually related to salivary calculus or sialoliths [14].…”

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“…Nevertheless, aetiological factors may be related to the salivary content [2, 5], including other factors such as trauma to salivary duct or gland and precipitation of salts linked to certain organic substances. There is also a theory in the literature stating that a retrograde infection might explain the sialolithiasis as food residues, substances, or bacteria which can migrate into the salivary ducts, becoming then a niche for more calcification [3–6]. …”

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3D Reconstruction and Prediction of Sialolith Surgery

Santos

Firmino

Carvalho

et al. 2018

Case Reports in Dentistry

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Imaging examinations play an important role in the diagnosis of sialolithiasis, whose symptoms are initially confounded with other diseases. The objective of the present case report is to highlight imaging and processing techniques as well as image analysis for the preoperative assessment and planning of surgical interventions and adequate treatment of massive sialoliths. A 35-year-old male patient presented complaining of pain in the submandibular region and purulent secretions from a lingual caruncle with slightly increased volume in the region. Imaging examinations were ordered as follows: cone beam computed tomography, ultrasonography, and three-dimensional reconstruction, including clinical evaluation. A final diagnosis of sialolithiasis was established. Surgery was indicated and carried out by using a lateral transcervical approach for complete resection of the gland, which was based on the calculation of the total volume of the sialolith, thus increasing the surgery's success.

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