Commonest salivary gland to get stones ?: (A) Parotid, (B) Submandibular, (C) Minor salivary gland, (D) Sublingual
Answer is B. Ans is 'b' ie. Submandibular Gland "Eighty percent of all salivary stones occur in the submandibular glands because their secretions are highly viscous." - Bailey and Love 25/e 23/e wrote-"Eighty percent of all salivary stones occur in the submandibular gland, 10% occur in parotid, 7% in the sublingual and the remainder occurs in minor salivary glands" Eighty percent of submandibular stones are radio-opaque and can be identified on plain radiographs. In contrast parotid stones are usually radiolucent and rarely visible on plain radiography.