Salivary gland stone is most common in which salivary gland?: (A) Parotid gland, (B) Submandibular gland, (C) Sublingual gland, (D) Minor salivary gland
Answer is B. Ans is 'b' i.e., Submandibular gland * Eighty per cent of all salivary stones occur in the submandibular glands because their secretions are highly viscous.* Eighty per cent of submandibular stones are radio-opaque and can be identified on plain radiography