title: Congenital aplasia of major salivary glands in a 4-year-old child.
abstract: The case of a 4-year-old girl with marked xerostomia and rampant caries is described. Investigation revealed complete aplasia of all four major salivary glands, which is extremely rare. Eleven primary teeth were extracted and a strict caries-preventive regime introduced. The patient had previously been advised to suck citrus-flavoured sweets to stimulate saliva flow, but this must be discouraged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Dental Health, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: O'Malley
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Macleod
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Welbury
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy