Journal and Conferences of Dentistry

The deposition of calcium salts, primarily calcium phosphate, usually occurs in the skeleton. It is referred to as heterotopic calcification when it occurs in an unorganized fashion in soft tissue.  Submandibular Salivary Sialolith Heterotopic calcification which results from deposition of calcium in normal tissue despite normal serum calcium and phosphate levels is known as idiopathic calcification. Sialoliths belong to the category of idiopathic calcification. Sialolithiasis is the most common disease of salivary glands. It is estimated that it affects 12 in 1000 of the adult population. It usually appears between the age of 30 and 60 years, and it is uncommon in children as only 3% of all sialolithiasis cases occur in pediatric population. Read more>>>>>>>>>

Cystadenocarcinoma is a rare malignant tumor characterized by predominantly cystic growth, often with intraluminal papillary growth. Cystadenocarcinoma of the salivary gland lacks the additional specific histopathologic features that characterize other types of salivary-gland carcinomas with a   cystic growth pattern.  Cystadenocarcinoma occurs most commonly in the parotid gland and in people over 50. Involvement of the sublingual gland is proportionately greater than with other salivary gland tumors, whether benign or malignant. Of the minor salivary gland sites, cystadenocarcinoma most frequently involves the buccal mucosa, the lips, or the palate, and it rarely arises in minor salivary glands in the oral floor. We here report a rare case of cystadenocarcinoma arising from a minor salivary gland in the oral floor, and the effective use of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and biopsy (FNAB) in obtaining a preoperative diagnosis. Read more>>>>> ...