Yes hi Michelle, I had a small salivary gland stone near the bottom opening duct of my mouth in December of 2012 I had an oral surgeon perform whats called a ”sialolithotomy,” where he used a laser to remove the stone and leave the duct open. However, in January of 2014, I was having pain and swelling like you describe, I went to the ER, they did a CT scan and found a 6mm salivary gland stone in my left submandibular gland (thats beneath the jaw area in the neck). I saw an ENT doctor and had surgery to remove the entire gland with several stones inside. So yes every time you eat, the gland ...
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