title: Massive Submandibular Sialolith: Complete Radiographic Registration and Biochemical Analysis through X-Ray Diffraction.
abstract: Sialolithiasis is a pathologic condition that affects 60 million people per year, which is caused by the presence of calcified structures, named sialoliths, inside the salivary glands and their salivary ducts. Despite the large incidence of sialolithiasis, its etiology is still unknown. In the present case report, a 47-year-old female patient, presenting with local pain and hampered mouth opening, underwent a surgical approach for the removal of a 20 mm sialolith, which was further analyzed through X-ray diffraction. In parallel, a radiographic registration of 8 years, covering all the period for sialolith formation, is presented along the case report.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ademir
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1417-2781
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mayara Jessica
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: de Carvalho Mattos
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Análise de Minerais e Rochas, Departamento de Geologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Centro Politécnico 19062, Jardim das Américas, 81615-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Manoel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dos Reis Neto
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Carta Gambus
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo Henrique
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Couto Souza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Estomatologia, Escola de Saúde e Biociências, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Imaculada Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, 80215-901 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors.forename: Soraya de Azambuja
authors.initials: Sde A
authors.lastname: Berti-Couto