1987 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 184-192
1. Four cases of submandibular sialolithiasis in child patients with ages ranging from 6 to 8 were reported on.
2. The findings of the cut surface of the salivary caluculi with SEM revealed a similar structures among the four cases.
3. The findings of the salivary calculi in children showed many structures similar to those in adolescents and adults found in the literature.
4. It was indicated that bacteria participated in the formation of salivary calculus in children.