Abstract
THE sialolith, or salivary gland stone, is one of the major causes of sialadenitis in any salivary gland (Shafer et al., 1963; Thoma, 1963). It appears most commonly in the submandibular gland (Levy et al., 1962; Shafer et al., 1963) and in all agegroups. The sialolith may be round, ovoid, elongated or shapeless, and may measure from one millimetre to a few centimetres (Rust & Masserly, 1969). The sialolith may cause a slow down of the flow of saliva, which may bring on acute signs of sialadenitis. After proper treatment, the acute stage subsides, and the saliva continues to flow past and around the sialolith until the next inflammatory obstruction and acute onset. The following report is presented to illustrate an essentially asymptomatic ccndition in which a large sialolith was found containing two flow channels.
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