Salivary Calculus

Case of Salivary Calculus

A Case of Salivary Calculus

Raju, Hindu male aged 70, was admitted to hospital on the afternoon of the 19th April, 1922, suffering from extreme emaciation, inability to take food, and an offensive and purulent discharge from the mouth. The patient had suffered from this trouble for 12 years and had been in the habit of having the swelling punctured by a barber when it increased in size. Twelve days prior to his admission ...

Analysis of Submandibular Salivary Calculus by External PIXE

This work presents the study by external PIXE of two giant submandibular obtained from different individuals. The backscattered protons were detected to perform Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry (RBS) simultaneously to PIXE. These calculi are rare and presented a layered structure; an elemental profile was obtained: P, Ca, O are commonly detected; Cl, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br and Sr are detected in ...

Correlation of Salivary Statherin and Calcium Levels with Dental Calculus Formation: A Preliminary Study

BACKGROUND Salivary constituents have a wide range of functions including oral calcium homeostasis. Salivary proteins such as statherin inhibit crystal growth of calcium phosphate in supersaturated solutions and interact with several oral bacteria to adsorb on hydroxyapatite. Concurrently, saliva, which is supersaturated with respect to calcium phosphates, is the driving force for plaque minera...

Influence of Salivary pH and Urea Level on Calculus Formation - A Clinical Study