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Salivary gland stones (sialolithiasis)
A condition in which a calcified structure forms inside a salivary gland duct, blocking the flow of saliva into the mouth, and causing the gland to swell up.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 36-year old asked:
Does sour candy really help treat salivary gland stones?
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A 46-year old male asked:
Not sjogens no tumor no stones or blockages just swollen salivary glands?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Salivary gland stones have to be removed? What are the less invisive techinichs for removal?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can you remove salivary gland stone without surgery?
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A 38-year old asked:
Will my gland stay swollen as long as I have a salivary duct stone?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have a submandblr salivary gland stone - 5.5 mm. Can the stone of this size be removed? How long can I escape surgery as size is unchanged for 3 yrs
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A 35-year old asked:
I'm having symptoms of blocked salivary gland/ salivary stone, what can I do while waiting to see my doc?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Can a tooth infection cause salivary gland stone to get stuck or infection?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is it okay to take Cephalexin 500 mg for a salivary gland infection i have a salivary stone?
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A 39-year old asked:
Will my gland under my jaw stay swollen as long as I have a salivary duct stone? Please help me docs!
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A 60-year old male asked:
Would an internist who has an office ultrasound machine be knowing enough to easily identify a salivary gland stone?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Which seems to be best at showing a salivary duct gland stone--x-ray, ultrasound, MRI scan, or CT scan of the face?
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A 35-year old male asked:
I have small fiber neuropathy diagnosed by skin biopsy. I have had a swollen submandibular salivary gland and lymph nodes on the left side of my neck for the past 5 years, no salivary stones present or blockage. Could there be a correlation?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Hi can u feel stone in yr inner cheek if u have blockage in yr parodic gland n its is painful wen touching plz xplain to me whow do u knw if u have stone in yr inner cheek wen try to touch it inside mouth?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Hello Dr small lump moving inside inner cheek wen i touch with my finger inside my mouth n painful , swollen cheek ears pain headec my Gp think its parodic gland stone but i had utralsound everything normal wat can i so next Dr?
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A 30-year old asked:
Please help! what is the cause of overactive salivary glands?
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A 39-year old asked:
Was wondering what illesses/diseases cause overactive salivary glands?
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A 39-year old asked:
Where is the salivary gland?
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A 31-year old asked:
What causes an overactive salivary gland?
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A 36-year old asked:
Is it possible to feel the salivary gland?
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A 36-year old asked:
I have swollen salivary glands, could it be related to over eating?
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A 38-year old asked:
What do you do for an abscessed salivary gland?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is there a connection between celiacs and swollen salivary glands?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is it like to have this test - having dye injected into salivary glands then being xrayed?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Whats a salivary gland infection?
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A 42-year old asked:
Swollen salivary glands or lymph node?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is salivary glands infection contagious?
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A 46-year old asked:
Home remedies for salivary gland infections?
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A 37-year old asked:
How does someone get cancer of salivary gland?
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A 34-year old asked:
How can you get a salivary gland infection ?
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