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Sialolithiasis in an 8-year-old child: case report
C McCullom1, C Y Lee, D I Blaustein
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Abstract:
Sialolithiasis rarely occurs in children; it is observed more commonly in adults. Various treatment modalities for sialolithiasis have been reported in the world dental and medical literature; most rely upon surgical intervention. This case report demonstrates that surgical intervention is not always indicated. We describe an 8-year-old child with a sialolith in the posterior third of Wharton's duct which spontaneously passed from the duct. Clinical findings, etiology and treatment of sialolithiasis are reviewed.
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