title: Unusual case of a sialolith: a case report.
abstract: Sialoliths are a common cause of salivary gland obstruction, usually affecting the submandibular gland. Although many theories are postulated for their formation (dehydration, medications that reduce salivary flow, increased salivary viscosity), no one aspect is clearly the primary etiology. This case report details an unusual case in which a facial hair of the patient apparently became entrapped in Wharton's duct, causing a nidus for the formation of a sialolith.
authors.affiliation: Resident, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT.
authors.forename: Tyler T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Boynton
authors.affiliation: Associate Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut; Visiting Assistant Professor, Tufts University, Boston, MA; and Private Practice, Avon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Avon, CT. Electronic address: slieblich@avonomfs.com.
authors.forename: Stuart E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Lieblich
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000473:pathology*; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*