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Pediatric Sialithiasis
Author(s):
Lee H. Silverstein, DDS, MS, FACD, FICD;Lee M. Whiesides, DMD, MMSc
Date Added:
3/7/1999
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Summary:
A sialolith represents a precipitation of calcium salts around a nidus of desquamated epithelial cells, foreign bodies, bacterial by-products, microorganisms, or mucous plug. The most common location of salivary calculi is the submandibular gland. Although sialadenitis is relatively common in the pediatric population, sialolithiasis is not. We present a case report of a healthy 7-year-old male who presented to the office with sialolithiasis of the distal duct of the left submandibular gland discovered on routine dental examination by the general practitioner's dental hygienist.
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