Massive Submandibular Sialolith: Complete Radiographic Registration and Biochemical Analysis through X-Ray Diffraction

Sialolithiasis is a pathologic condition that affects 60 million people per year, which is caused by the presence of calcified structures, named sialoliths, inside the salivary glands and their salivary ducts. Despite the large incidence of sialolithiasis, its etiology is still unknown. In the prese...

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Main Authors: Ademir Franco, Mayara Jessica de Carvalho Mattos, Francine Ferrari, José Manoel dos Reis Neto, Luiz Carlos Carta Gambus, Paulo Henrique Couto Souza, Soraya de Azambuja Berti-Couto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/659270
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