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Salivary Gland Disorders Diagnosis and Management

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What is the highest incidence rate associated with?

Necrotizing sialometaplasia
Viral parotitis (mumps)
Sialolithiasis (correct)
Sjogren's syndrome

What is the term for the surgical procedure used to treat a ranula?

Stensen duct repair
Facial nerve anastomosis
Marsupialization (correct)
Direct ductal anastomosis

What is the most common benign salivary gland neoplasm?

Warthin tumor
Monomorphic adenoma
Pleomorphic adenoma (correct)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

What is the term for a condition where mucus accumulates in the tissues surrounding the salivary glands?

Sialocele (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for inflammation of the parotid gland?

Acute suppurative sialadenitis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a salivary gland tumor that is malignant?

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the sublingual gland?

Producing saliva (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of sialography in diagnosing salivary gland disorders?

To visualize the salivary glands and their ducts (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the contraindication to sialography?

Allergy to contrast media (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the diagnostic modality that uses radioactive isotopes to evaluate salivary gland function?

Salivary gland scintigraphy (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of saliva in the oral cavity?

To lubricate food and facilitate swallowing (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the diagnostic modality that involves the use of a fine needle to aspirate cells from the salivary gland?

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (B) Signup and view all the answers