The Treatment of
the
Sialolithiasis on Submandibular gland : 2 cases report

Keimyung Medical Journal 1998;17(2):303-312.

The Treatment of the Sialolithiasis on Submandibular gland : 2 cases report

악하선에 발생한 타석증의 치료 : 치험증례 2

남기영; 박관수; 이용규; 박효상; 김종배

Abstract

Sialolithiasis (salivary calculi) is the occurrence of calcareous concentration in the salivary ducts or glands. It causes to patient intermittent pain; swelling and discomfort during mealtime. Submandibular gland is the most common site of involvement due to its anatomical and histological characters. Sialadenitis is an insidious inflammatory disease of the major salivary glands and most of sialadenitis is derived from sialolithiasis. Salivary calculi are common; and more so in adults than in children. Surgical removal of calculi is the treatment of choice but when calculi are present in the substance of gland itself; or if multiple; surgical removal of the gland may be planned. The two patients; visited to our hospital of dentistry with symtoms of acute sialadenitis with salivary calculi and sialolithiasis respectively. Surgical removals of calculi were perfomed on the visiting day and we obtained satisfactory healing states and no signs of symtom during follow-up checking period.

Key Words: Sialolithiasis (Salivary calculi), Sialadenitis