幼小児にみられた唾石症3症例
1992 年 4 巻 2 号 p. 65-70
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1992 年 4 巻 2 号 p. 65-70
Sialolithiasis was found in three children, 6, 7 and 10 years of age. Their sex ratio, chief complaints, sites and numbers of calculi were similar to those reported in adults, but the calculi were smaller and more brittle. Probably in children, calculi cause symptoms earlier because the duct is thinner than in adults and there is not enough time for completely laminated structures to form in children. Moreover, saliva may contain more calcification inhibitors in children than in adults.
