title: Sialolithiasis in an 8-year-old child: case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCullom
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Blaustein
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi; D012793:Sialadenitis; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases