[Fragmentation of sialoliths].
An in vitro experiment proved that a sialolith can be disintegrated, but that also serious damage is caused to the teeth and dental restorations. Therefore, no experiment was carried out on a patient, although it proved to be possible to position a patient on a lithothriptor in a way that the shock wave of the apparatus would hit the sialolith without passing the brain, eyeballs and laryngeal skeleton.
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D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000628:therapy*
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