Detection and Management of Giant Submandibular Gland Sialolith

Syed Fareed Mohsin; Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz; Abdulmalik Ali Alqazlan

doi:10.12669/pjms.38.7.5988

Detection and Management of Giant Submandibular Gland Sialolith

Pak J Med Sci. 2022 Sep-Oct;38(7):2030-2033. doi: 10.12669/pjms.38.7.5988.

Authors

Syed Fareed Mohsin¹, Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz², Abdulmalik Ali Alqazlan³

Affiliations

¹ Syed Fareed Mohsin, Ph.D., MSc, MFD RCSI, MFDS RCPSG, BDS. Associate Professor, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Dentistry, Al Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
² Mohamed Abdulcader Riyaz, MDS, BDS. Assistant Professor of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Sciences. College of Dentistry, Al Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
³ Abdulmalik Ali Alqazlan, 5 Year Student, College of Dentistry, Al Rass, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Sialolithiasis is a disease process involving the formation of conglomerates of calcifications in the ductal system or the parenchyma of the salivary gland. The Submandibular gland is more vulnerable to form sialoliths than the other major salivary glands due to its salivary composition and anatomic factors. The management of sialolithiasis is determined by the dimensions and position of the calculi. Here, we discuss a case of a twenty eight mm submandibular sialolith managed by an intraoral approach.

Keywords: Salivary gland disorder; Sialolith; Sialolithiasis; Submandibular gland.

Publication types

Case Reports