Ectopic Tooth in Wharton's Duct: An Unusual Case

Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases of salivary glands and commonly involves submandibular gland and ducts. “Giant sialoliths” typically measure more than 15 mm in any dimension. Here, an unusual case of sialolith in submandibular duct is reported which progressed into a giant sialolith in six months’ time is reported. A 42-year-old man presented with complaints of recurrent pain and swelling in the right submandibular area. A large stone was palpable intraorally within the Wharton’s duct and intra-operatively, an elongated giant sialolith of 50 mm length was found which is the second largest to be published till date. [PubMed]

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Giant Sialolith in the Wharton's Duct: an Unusual Case

Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology ◽

10.1016/j.oooo.2018.02.563 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 126 (3) ◽

pp. e143

Author(s):

Laudenice De Lucena Pereira ◽

Rafaella Bastos Leite ◽

Rômulo Augusto De Paiva Macedo ◽

Luiz Carlos Moreira Junior ◽

Carlos Augusto Galvão Barboza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unusual Case ◽

Wharton’S Duct

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Rare case of recurrent hair in the floor of the mouth

Journal of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery ◽

10.1051/mbcb/2020026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Shilpa Prabhu ◽

Amal Faisal Al Abdulla

Keyword(s):

Ct Scan ◽

Hair Growth ◽

Rare Case ◽

Unusual Case ◽

Floor Of The Mouth ◽

Submandibular Duct ◽

Wharton’S Duct ◽

The Right ◽

Duct Opening ◽

Possible Cause

Introduction: Here we report an unusual case of recurrent hair growth in Wharton's duct in an adult male and there by exploring possible cause of it. Observation: The patient presented with recurrent hair growth in the floor of the mouth. The hair growth occurred at the right submandibular duct opening on all occasions. The patient underwent CT scan of the salivary glands which showed one stone approximately 3mm at the site which was removed under local anesthesia. Commentary: Recurrent hair growth in the floor of the mouth is rare incident. Although multiple etiologies have been described in the literature, we initially thought of the retrograde theory as patient had beard but concluded that it could be due to heterotopia as to be the possible cause of it.

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