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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Main Authors: AH Harini Priya Sundar, Natraj Priyadarshini, Rini Joy, M S Anandi
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences
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Online Access: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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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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