Sialolithiasis risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Mahda Alihashemi M.D. [2]
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of sialolithiasis include dehydration, duiretics, local trauma, sjögrens.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of sialolithisis include:[1]
- Dehydration
- Diuretics
- Local trauma
- Sjögrens
- Gout
- Anticholinergic medications
- Smoking
- History of nephrolithiasis
- Chronic periodontal disease
- Head and neck radiotherapy[2]
Less Common Risk Factors
- Less common risk factors in the development of sialolithiasis include:
- Hypercalcemia[3]
- Being elderly[4]
- Renal impairment[5]
References
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Ship JA (2002). “Diagnosing, managing, and preventing salivary gland disorders”. Oral Dis. 8 (2): 77–89. PMID 11991308.
- ↑ Paterson JR, Murphy MJ (2001). “Bones, groans, moans… and salivary stones?”. J. Clin. Pathol. 54 (5): 412. PMC 1731434. PMID 11328848.
- ↑ Eigner TL, Jastak JT, Bennett WM (1986). “Achieving oral health in patients with renal failure and renal transplants”. J Am Dent Assoc. 113 (4): 612–6. PMID 2945851.
- ↑ Sharma RK, al-Khalifa S, Paulose KO, Ahmed N (1994). “Parotid duct stone–removal by a dormia basket”. J Laryngol Otol. 108 (8): 699–701. PMID 7930927.
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