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Calculus, Salivary

MedGen UID:
155715
•Concept ID:
C0752168
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Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Calculi, Salivary; Salivary Calculi; Salivary Calculus

Definition

The presence of calculi in a salivary duct or gland. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCalculus, Salivary

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Benign Salivary Gland Conditions.
Bolk K, Mueller K, Phalke N, Walvekar RR
Surg Clin North Am 2022 Apr;102(2):209-231. Epub 2022 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2022.01.001. PMID: 35344693
Salivary stones: symptoms, aetiology, biochemical composition and treatment.
Kraaij S, Karagozoglu KH, Forouzanfar T, Veerman EC, Brand HS
Br Dent J 2014 Dec 5;217(11):E23. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2014.1054. PMID: 25476659
Sialendoscopy-based diagnosis and treatment of salivary ductal obstructions.
Liao GQ, Su YX, Zheng GS, Liang LZ
Chin J Dent Res 2010;13(1):17-22. PMID: 20936187

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Caries experience in adolescents 13-14 years with and without erosive tooth wear: a case-control study.
González-Aragón Pineda AE, García-Pérez A, Gómez-Clavel JF
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2022 Sep;46(5):31-37. Epub 2022 Sep 1 doi: 10.22514/jocpd.2022.004. PMID: 36624911
Individual variations of pH, buffer capacity, and concentrations of calcium and phosphate in unstimulated whole saliva.
Larsen MJ, Jensen AF, Madsen DM, Pearce EI
Arch Oral Biol 1999 Feb;44(2):111-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9969(98)00108-3. PMID: 10206329

Diagnosis

Magnesium whitlockite, a calcium phosphate crystal of special interest in pathology.
Lagier R, Baud CA
Pathol Res Pract 2003;199(5):329-35. doi: 10.1078/0344-0338-00425. PMID: 12908523

Therapy

Supragingival calculus: formation and control.
Jin Y, Yip HK
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 2002;13(5):426-41. doi: 10.1177/154411130201300506. PMID: 12393761

Prognosis

Individual variations of pH, buffer capacity, and concentrations of calcium and phosphate in unstimulated whole saliva.
Larsen MJ, Jensen AF, Madsen DM, Pearce EI
Arch Oral Biol 1999 Feb;44(2):111-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9969(98)00108-3. PMID: 10206329

Clinical prediction guides

Magnesium whitlockite, a calcium phosphate crystal of special interest in pathology.
Lagier R, Baud CA
Pathol Res Pract 2003;199(5):329-35. doi: 10.1078/0344-0338-00425. PMID: 12908523
Individual variations of pH, buffer capacity, and concentrations of calcium and phosphate in unstimulated whole saliva.
Larsen MJ, Jensen AF, Madsen DM, Pearce EI
Arch Oral Biol 1999 Feb;44(2):111-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-9969(98)00108-3. PMID: 10206329

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