sialolithiasis
Sign in to saveSialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones) is a crystallopathy where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct"). Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or a minor salivary gland may develop salivary stones.
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- Calculi (salivary gland stones) removed from the sublingual gland
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Research
2,255 papers- Managing Sialolithiasis.Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2021
- Sialolithiasis.Otolaryngologic clinics of North America · 1999
- [Sialolithiasis].MMW Fortschritte der Medizin · 2014
- [Sialolithiasis - Cheek swelling when eating].MMW Fortschritte der Medizin · 2020
- Sialendoscopy for the management of sialolithiasis in Japan.Auris, nasus, larynx · 2025
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8 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Epidemiology
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Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones) is a crystallopathy where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct"). Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or a minor salivary gland may develop salivary stones.
The usual symptoms are pain and swelling of the affected salivary gland, both of which get worse when salivary flow is stimulated, e.g. with the sight, thought, smell or taste of food, or with hunger or chewing. This is often termed "mealtime syndrome." Inflammation or infection of the gland may develop as a result. Sialolithiasis may also develop because of the presence of existing chronic infection of the glands, dehydration (e.g. use of phenothiazines), Sjögren's syndrome and/or increased local levels of calcium, but in many instances the cause is idiopathic (unknown).