sialolithiasis
salivary calculi
salivary stones

Persons aged 30-60 and males are more likely to develop sialolithiasis.

An infected or blocked salivary gland or a salivary stone (sialolithiasis) may cause facial swelling or pain, especially in the parotid gland (parotitis), which is located near the ear.

Salivary calculi sometimes are associated with other salivary diseases, e.g. sialoliths occur in two thirds of cases of chronic sialadenitis, although obstructive sialadentitis is often a consequence of sialolithiasis.

Fragments of bacteria from salivary calculi were reported to be Streptococci species which are part of the normal oral microbiota and are present in dental plaque.

Salivary calculi sometimes are associated with other salivary diseases, e.g. sialoliths occur in two thirds of cases of chronic sialadenitis, although obstructive sialadentitis is often a consequence of sialolithiasis.

Lithotripsy can now be used on salivary stones as well.

Salivary stones may be divided according to which gland they form in.

In addition, antibiotics are prescribed if salivary stones have caused infection.

Sometimes salivary stones can block the flow of saliva.

Salivary stones form when chemicals in the saliva deposit.

Shock wave therapy for disintegration of the salivary stones can also be effectively used.

Trauma to the salivary glands may also increase risk for salivary stones.

Sialadenitis is more common in older adults with salivary stones, but it can also occur in babies during the first few weeks after birth.

Salivary stones, or sialoliths.

Whitlockite can also be found in the oral cavity, where it is a primary component of dental calculi and salivary stones.

But factors contributing to decreased saliva production and/or thickened saliva may be risk factors for salivary stones.

The most common cause of swollen salivary glands, salivary stones are accumulations of crystallized saliva deposits.

Salivary stones, also called salivary duct calculus, are mainly made of calcium, but do not indicate any kind of calcium disorder.

Sialoendoscopy is an efficient yet simple mode of treatment for major salivary gland obstructions, strictures and sialoliths (salivary stones).

Some diseased areas that include the appearance of mineralized tissues include atherosclerotic plaques, tumoral calcinosis, juvenile dermatomyositis, kidney and salivary stones.

Less commonly the parotid gland or rarely the sublingual gland or a minor salivary gland may develop salivary stones.

Gout may also cause salivary stones, although in this case they are composed of uric acid crystals rather than the normal composition of salivary stones.

The Nemours Foundation: "Pediatric and Adult ENTs Perform Groundbreaking New Procedure to Remove Salivary Stones."

Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary caliculi, or salivary stones), is a condition where a calcified mass forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct").

Cysts can develop in the salivary glands if injuries, infections, tumors, or salivary stones block the flow of saliva.Some babies are born with cysts in the parotid gland due to a problem with the development of the ears.

The prevalence of salivary stones in the general population is about 1.2% according to post mortem studies, but the prevalence of salivary stones which cause symptoms is about 0.45% in the general population.