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Sialolithiasis history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

A positive history of intermittent pain and hard lumps is suggestive of sialolithiasis. The most common symptoms of sialolithiasis include pain and swelling. Less common symptoms of sialolithiasis include painless swelling, pain without swelling and bad breath.

History and Symptoms

History and Symptoms

  • A positive history of intemittent pain and hard lump is suggestive of sialolithisis. The most common symptoms of sialolithisis include pain and swelling.

History

Patients with sialolithisis may have a positive history of:[1]

Common Symptoms

Common symptoms of sialolithisis include:[2]

Less Common Symptoms

Less common symptoms of sialolithisis include:[3][4]

  • Asymptomatic
References

References

  1. Neville, Brad (2002). Oral & maxillofacial pathology. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders. ISBN 0721690033.
  2. Moghe S, Pillai A, Thomas S, Nair PP (2012). “Parotid sialolithiasis”. BMJ Case Rep. 2012. doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-007480. PMC 4543829. PMID 23242089.
  3. Kuruvila VE, Bilahari N, Kumari B, James B (2013). “Submandibular sialolithiasis: Report of six cases”. J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 5 (3): 240–2. doi:10.4103/0975-7406.116829. PMC 3778595. PMID 24082702.
  4. Hupp, James (2008). Contemporary oral and maxillofacial surgery. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby Elsevier. ISBN 9780323049030.

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