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Submandibular salivary stones: current management modalities

2004; Elsevier BV; Volume: 62; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.joms.2003.05.011

1531-5053

Harold Baurmash,

Oral and gingival health research

Salivary calculi are usually unilateral in occurrence and round to oblong, have an irregular (majority) or smooth surface, vary in size from a small grain to the size of a peach pit, and are usually yellow. 1 Mason D.K. Chisholm D.M. Obstructive and traumatic lesions. in: Salivary Glands in Health and Disease. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA1975: 107 Google Scholar The stones may occur in the duct or gland, with multiple stones not uncommon. They are found more often in adults, although they also occur in children. 2 Nahlieli O. Eliav E. Hasson O. et al. Pediatric sialolithiasis. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2000; 6: 709 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (77) Google Scholar The classic symptoms are that of obstruction manifested by pain and swelling of the involved gland during eating (Fig 1). Since obstruction is rarely complete, the gland swelling will subside to some degree during rest periods. In as much as chronic gland obstruction will invariably result in inflammation and fibrosis, some swelling and induration may persist even after stone removal.