Sialolithiasis in children: report of four cases.
Sialolithiasis in children is rare. Four cases of sialolithiasis in the submandibular gland occurring in children < or = 10 years old are reported. True and distal oblique occlusal radiographs were found to be useful for detection of the sialolith. A review of the literature on sialolithiasis in children is presented.
Shinohara
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Department of Dental Radiology, Kyushu Dental College, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Hiromatsu
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T
Nagata
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Y
Uchida
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A
Nakashima
T
T
Kikuta
T
T
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011859:Radiography; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000209:etiology; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*