Uncommon localization of a sialolith in a child's frenum.
Sialoliths or salivary calculi appear as hard nodules of unknown etiology and are usually located in the anterior portion of Wharton's duct (submandibular gland ducts), affecting mainly adult men. The purpose of this report was to describe an uncommon case of submandibular sialolith located in a child's lingual frenum and address the semiologic and semiotechnical aspects related to the case's diagnosis.
Dias
Patricia Fernanda
PF
Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kuchler
Erika Calvano
EC
Janini
Maria Elisa
ME
Maia
Lucianne Cople
LC
D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis*