Sialolthiasis is the most common disease of the salivary glands. Large sialoliths have rarely been reported in the salivary ducts. Conservative treatment may be of benefit in the treatment of ...

What causes these stones and how common are they? Post-mortem studies show salivary calculi to be present in 1.2% of the population but that admission with symptoms occurs in only 3,658 patients each ...

A 49-year-old woman recently underwent a surgery to remove a benign tumour on her salivary gland. She is doing well now. Vijayalakshmi Muthukrishnan had been diagnosed with a tumour, which had been ...