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Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases

Sialoliths are the most common diseases of the salivary glands. They may occur in any of the salivary gland ducts but are most common in Wharton’s duct and the submandibular gland. This report presents clinical and radiographical signs of two unusually large sialoliths. There were painless swellings...

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Autores principales: Alkurt, Meryem Toraman, Peker, Ilkay
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dental Investigations Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19421394
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description Sialoliths are the most common diseases of the salivary glands. They may occur in any of the salivary gland ducts but are most common in Wharton’s duct and the submandibular gland. This report presents clinical and radiographical signs of two unusually large sialoliths. There were painless swellings on the floor of the mouth in both cases. Radiographical examination revealed large irregular radioopaque mass superimposed right canine and premolar areas. After the lesions were removed, histopathological examination was performed and lesions were diagnosed as sialoliths.
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spelling pubmed-26760732009-05-06 Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases Alkurt, Meryem Toraman Peker, Ilkay Eur J Dent Case Report Sialoliths are the most common diseases of the salivary glands. They may occur in any of the salivary gland ducts but are most common in Wharton’s duct and the submandibular gland. This report presents clinical and radiographical signs of two unusually large sialoliths. There were painless swellings on the floor of the mouth in both cases. Radiographical examination revealed large irregular radioopaque mass superimposed right canine and premolar areas. After the lesions were removed, histopathological examination was performed and lesions were diagnosed as sialoliths. Dental Investigations Society 2009-04 /pmc/articles/PMC2676073/ /pubmed/19421394 Text en Copyright 2009 European Journal of Dentistry. All rights reserved.
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Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title_full Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title_fullStr Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title_short Unusually Large Submandibular Sialoliths: Report of Two Cases
title_sort unusually large submandibular sialoliths: report of two cases
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2676073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19421394
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