Anatomical variation of submandibular gland duct
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Abstract: The submandibular gland is one of the three mayor salivary glands, in which his excretory duct is called Wharton's duct, which empties into the caruncles, on the floor of the mouth. In this case annex vivo finding in cadaveric male, black race, who is in the amphitheater of the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad de Cartagena, in which during the face dissection it was discovered that the excretory duct of the right submandibular gland, changes the path and localization of the duct and anastomoses with the excretory duct of the parotid gland duct, also called is Stenon duct, leading to the buccal mucosa adjacent to the second molar; Wharton's duct on the left is in its normal travel position. Very few cases with this finding are reported, therefore is of great importance to science and health professionals. Keywords: Submandibular gland, parotid gland, anatomical variation
Authors and Affiliations
Isabella Manzur-Villalobos, Lucy Pérez-Bula, Luis Fang
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