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Intra oral view showing swelling in floor of mouth
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F1
Intraoral bimanual palpation revealed the presence of a hard swelling, approximately 3 cm in length, in the anterior oral floor of mouth [Figure 1].
Occlusal view of mandible showing sialolith
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F2
A dental occlusal radiograph [Figure 2] and orthopantomogram [Figure 3] confirmed that the swelling was radio-opaque structure in the floor of the mouth.
OPG showing sialolith
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F3
A dental occlusal radiograph [Figure 2] and orthopantomogram [Figure 3] confirmed that the swelling was radio-opaque structure in the floor of the mouth.
Intra operative photograph while removing sialolith
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F4
As it was a large sialolith (megalith), we elected to remove the sialolith surgically under local anaesthesia [Figure 4].
Removed sialolith
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F5
The sialolith recovered measured 35 mm in length and 30 mm circumference [Figure 5].