Abstract |
The objective of this study has been to characterize sialolith, a calcium phosphate deposit that develops in the human oral cavity, by high-resolution field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The morphological and chemical data obtained helped in the determination of their formation mechanism in salivary glands. Sialoliths in the submandibular salivary glands may arise secondary to sialodenitis, but not via a luminal organic nidus. We believe this is the first study that characterizes a sialolith by XPS.
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Authors | C Bahadir Giray, Meral Dogan, Ayse Akalin, Jonas Baltrusaitis, Daniel C N Chan, H Catherine W Skinner, A Umran Dogan |
Journal | Scanning
(Scanning)
2007 Sep-Oct
Vol. 29
Issue 5
Pg. 206-10
ISSN: 0161-0457 [Print] England |
PMID | 17918217
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Crystallization
- Durapatite
- Humans
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Salivary Gland Calculi
(chemistry, etiology, ultrastructure)
- Sialadenitis
(complications)
- Spectrum Analysis
- Submandibular Gland
(diagnostic imaging)
- Ultrasonography
- X-Rays
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