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A member asked:
There are pathologies of sublingual caruncles? their shape is very different among persons
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Caruncles: These are the opening of the ducts of the salivary glands and they can vary a lot in their shape. They can get inflamed and infected and sometimes little stones get stuck at their openings.
Answered 9/6/2014
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