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Exam questionKROK 2Dentistry ยท 2021

A 47-year-old man complains of pain and swelling in his left submandibular region and pain during eating. Objectively, the mouth opening is unrestricted, mucosa of the left sublingual fold is hyperemic, the excretory duct of the submandibular salivary gland produces a small amount of turbid saliva. X-ray of the mouth floor shows an oval shadow 1 cm in size. Make the diagnosis:

Answer options

  1. Lymphadenitis of the submandibular region
  2. Ranula of the sublingual salivary gland
  3. Sialolithiasis
  4. Lipoma of the submandibular region
  5. Mandibular osteoma
Correct answer

Sialolithiasis

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