Ağız tabanını perfore eden dev tükürük bezi taşı: olgu sunumu

Abstract

Sialolithiasis is the most common disease of the salivary gland. It is most commonly found in the submandibular gland, but less frequently in the parotid and sublingual glands. The submandibular gland is more prone to sialolithiasis than the parotid gland because Wharton's canal is wider and longer, it angulates against gravity at posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle and submandibular gland secretion is more alkaline, mucinous, richer in calcium and phosphate and slower flow rate. In this case report, a patient whose floor of the mouth mucosa was perforated by a giant sialolith was presented. Although giant sialoliths are rarely seen, they cause severe recurrent infections and pain in patients and adversely affect the quality of life. Therefore, the clinician should consider submandibular sialolithiasis in case of foreign body sensation in the floor of the mouth or swelling under the chin associated with meal.