Over the last fifteen years, increasing public demand for minimally-invasive surgery and
recent technological advances have led to the development of a number of conservative …

Salivary stones, also known as sialoliths, are calcified concrements in the salivary glands.
Sialoliths are more frequently located in the submandibular gland (84%), than in the parotid …

Objective: To evaluate the application of minimally invasive techniques in the management
of salivary stones. Background: The incidence of salivary calculi is 60 cases/million/year …

Objective Sialendoscopy and other gland-preserving techniques such as extracorporeal
shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), transoral stone removal, and combinations of these methods …

Chronic sialadenitis is commonly associated with an acute chronic inflammation and
obstruction of the excretory duct. The differentiation between chronic sialadenitis and …

Objective. Giant salivary gland calculi (GSGC;> 15 mm) are considered rare. Only 14 well-
documented cases have been reported in the literature since 1942. The purpose of this …

One of the most common disorders of the salivary glands is sialolithiasis. A history of pain
or/and swelling in the salivary glands, especially during meal suggests this diagnosis. For …

The management of stenoses of the major salivary glands had undergone a significant
change during the last 15-20 years. Accurate diagnosis forms the basis of adapted minimal …

This chapter presents a series of high-quality images on maxillofacial imaging anatomy. The
first intention is to familiarize those working in dental imaging with advanced maxillofacial …

The aim of this study was to review the advantages, limitations, and international
interdisciplinary expert perspectives and contrasts of salivary gland endoscopy and …