Unusual asymptomatic giant sialolith of the submandibular gland: A clinical report

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 549-552

  Graziani, Filippo ^a,b   Vano, Michele ^a   Cei, Silvia ^a   Tartaro, Gianpaolo ^c   Mario, Gabriele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Salivary stone; Sialolith; Submandibular gland

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; NEISSERIA; ORAL SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SIALOLITHIASIS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; FOLLOW UP; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; STREPTOCOCCUS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC; SALIVARY GLAND CALCULI; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND DISEASES;

EID: 33747609571     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200605000-00027     Document Type: Article

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