ANATOMICAL STUDY ON PRESENCE OF MULTIPLE ACCESSORY WHARTON’S DUCT AND ITS CLINICAL IMPORTANCE
Journal Title: JOURNAL OF ANATOMICAL SCIENCES - Year 2018, Vol 26, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Submandibular salivary glands are paired salivary glands that lie below the mandible on each side. The gland is drained by a single submandibular duct or Wharton’s duct. It opens in the summit of the sublingual papilla .The duct lies between the lingual nerve and hypoglossal nerve on hyoglossus muscle. The aim of this study is to describe the multiple accessory submandibular duct or Wharton’s duct. Material & Methods: A total of 28 submandibular regions were used during routine dissection classes of 1styear MBBS students in year 2016-2018, to demonstrate the anatomical variations and presence of multiple accessory Wharton’s duct. This study was conducted inJaipur National University Institute for Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Jaipur,Rajasthan, India. Results: In our study, total incidence of variation was 14.2%. Wharton’s duct or submandibular duct was double in 7.1%, three submandibular ducts were present in 3.5% and four submandibular ducts were present in 3.5% specimens. Conclusion: Appreciation of these variations is very important in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Awareness of variations of the accessory ducts can help surgeons during oral surgical procedures.
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