Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50832#.VE3BR1fHRK0 Author(s) Yeliz Kılınç , Sedat Çetiner Affiliation(s) Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey . ABSTRACT Giant sialoliths larger than 20 mm are rare. The surgery has to be performed with the minimally invasive method in order to avoid the morbidity associated with the surgical techniques. In this report the surgical removal of a giant sialolith of 25 mm by using diode laser is described. A 57-year-old female was presented with a firm mass in the anterior part of the left side of the floor of the mouth. Following the clinical and radiological examinati...
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