title: Bilateral agenesis of parotid salivary glands, an extremely rare condition: report of a case and review of literature.
abstract: Agenesis of parotid gland is an extremely rare condition. Unilateral agenesis without association with other developmental abnormalities has been reported. We report a case of bilateral total agenesis of parotid glands in a patient who showed no other abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: College of Dentistry, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq. nazartalabani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nazar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Talabani
authors.forename: Ibrahim Saeed
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Gataa
authors.forename: Saeed A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Latteef
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000150:complications; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014987:Xerostomia / Q000209:etiology