TY - JOUR
T1 - Mass on the Floor of the Mouth in a Teenager
AU - Baldovsky, Michael D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/3
Y1 - 2022/3
N2 - Pediatric sialoliths are rare, and the sublingual gland is the most commonly affected. • Patients complain of pain and swelling around the gland, typically worse with eating. • Sialoliths may be diagnosed clinically, but imaging, typically ultrasonography, may be necessary for confirmation. • The initial treatment is conservative and consists of sialogogues and massage, but more invasive treatments, such as sialendoscopy, may be necessary.
AB - Pediatric sialoliths are rare, and the sublingual gland is the most commonly affected. • Patients complain of pain and swelling around the gland, typically worse with eating. • Sialoliths may be diagnosed clinically, but imaging, typically ultrasonography, may be necessary for confirmation. • The initial treatment is conservative and consists of sialogogues and massage, but more invasive treatments, such as sialendoscopy, may be necessary.
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U2 - 10.1542/pir.2020-0045
DO - 10.1542/pir.2020-0045
M3 - Article
C2 - 35229115
AN - SCOPUS:85125599186
SN - 0191-9601
VL - 43
SP - E9-E11
JO - Pediatrics in review
JF - Pediatrics in review
IS - 3
ER -