Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature
Sialolithiasis is the utmost common obstructive disorder affecting the salivary gland. The frequently involved gland is the submandibular gland, and the innumerable whys and wherefores have been cited in the literature hitherto. It consistently affects male paralleled to that of female and customari...
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description | Sialolithiasis is the utmost common obstructive disorder affecting the salivary gland. The frequently involved gland is the submandibular gland, and the innumerable whys and wherefores have been cited in the literature hitherto. It consistently affects male paralleled to that of female and customarily the sialolith measures about 1 mm to <1 cm and seldom measures more than 1 cm. So far, cases as large as 7 cm have been reported. In this article, we had reported two cases of submandibular gland sialolithiasis with a brief review of the literature. |
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spelling | doaj.art-c1e5da2ab77d4ef7be4a7afb60af28a72022-12-22T03:02:28ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences2772-52432772-52512017-01-018418719010.4103/srmjrds.srmjrds_56_17Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literatureAH Harini Priya SundarNatraj PriyadarshiniRini JoyM S AnandiSialolithiasis is the utmost common obstructive disorder affecting the salivary gland. The frequently involved gland is the submandibular gland, and the innumerable whys and wherefores have been cited in the literature hitherto. It consistently affects male paralleled to that of female and customarily the sialolith measures about 1 mm to <1 cm and seldom measures more than 1 cm. So far, cases as large as 7 cm have been reported. In this article, we had reported two cases of submandibular gland sialolithiasis with a brief review of the literature.http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=187;epage=190;aulast=Sundarmeal time syndromesialolithiasissialomicrolithssubmandibular gland |
spellingShingle | AH Harini Priya Sundar Natraj Priyadarshini Rini Joy M S Anandi Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences meal time syndrome sialolithiasis sialomicroliths submandibular gland |
title | Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature |
title_full | Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature |
title_fullStr | Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature |
title_full_unstemmed | Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature |
title_short | Mealtime syndrome: A report of two cases and review of literature |
title_sort | mealtime syndrome a report of two cases and review of literature |
topic | meal time syndrome sialolithiasis sialomicroliths submandibular gland |
url | http://www.srmjrds.in/article.asp?issn=0976-433X;year=2017;volume=8;issue=4;spage=187;epage=190;aulast=Sundar |
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