SUBMANDIBULAR MEGALITH WITH EXTRAORAL PUS DISCHARGE.

Sialolithiasis is a disease that is characterized by the presence of sialolith in the different parts of the salivary gland. Sialoliths are hard structures of oval shape with different size. The color varies from white to brown and has a nodular surface. Sialoliths are usually composed of an intensely calcified organic core and is surrounded by an alternative layer of organic and inorganic substance. Sialoliths occurs with a frequency of 1.2%. The most common site is the submandibular gland. We present a case with the chief complain of pain, swelling and extraoral pus discharge at the left submandibular region. Based on the radiographic and clinical examination a diagnosis of sialolithiasis of the left submandibular gland was made. The sialolith was removed under general anesthesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]