Abstract

LIMA, Aline Nery de et al. Sialolithiasis in the submandibular gland: a clinical report. Rev. cir. traumatol. buco-maxilo-fac. [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.1, pp. 23-28. ISSN 1808-5210.

Sialolithiasis is a change that affects the salivary glands, represented by the obstruction of the gland or its excretory duct due to the formation of a sialolith, resulting in a decreased salivary flow. The submandibular is the gland most affected, followed by the parotid and sublingual glands. Sialolithiasis can occur at any age, but is more common in adults over 40 years of age and has a predilection for males. The treatment will depend on the size and location of the sialolith and may range from stimulation of the saliva to the surgical removal of the gland with its involved sialolith. In this paper we report a case of a patient with sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland in which the proposed treatment was the removal of calculus, followed by submandibulectomy of the gland in question.

Keywords : Sialolithiasis; Submandibular Gland; Sialadenitis.