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Understanding Salivary Gland Pathologies: Diagnosis and Treatment

Understanding Salivary Gland Pathologies: Diagnosis And Treatment

Explore the complexities of salivary gland disorders through focused assessments in this chapter. Enhance your understanding of symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options, crucial for aspiring medical and dental professionals....

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 11 | Last updated: Aug 4, 2025

Sample Question 1
What is a mucocele?

An infectious disease caused by a parasite transmitted through mosquito bites

Most often occur on the mucosal surface of the lower lip in children and young adults

-Tissue swelling composed of pooled mucus that escaped into the connective tissue from a severed excretory duct -Ranula- mucocele in the floor of the mouth -Most often occur on the mucosal surface of the lower lip in children and young adults

Ranula- mucocele in the floor of the mouth

Sample Question 2
What is a Mucus Retention Cyst?

-Swelling caused by and obstruction of a salivary gland excertoryduct resulting in an epithelial lined cavity containing mucus -Most often occur in minor salivary glands of adults and may be uni- or multilocular -Can not be discerned from a mucoceleclinically and may resemble a mucoepidermoidcarcinoma

A skin condition caused by excessive exposure to sunlight

A type of parasitic infection in the digestive tract

An infectious disease caused by a virus

Sample Question 3
What is sialolithiasis?

-The presence of one or more oval or round calcified structures (salivary stones) in a duct of a major or minor salivary gland -In major salivary glands, bacterial infection can cause sever pain in glands that are completely blocked -treatment- manual removal through manipulation or surgical removal

An allergic reaction to certain foods affecting the functioning of the salivary glands

The presence of mucus in the salivary ducts

Inflammation of the gum tissues surrounding the salivary glands

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