This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
Commonest salivary gland to get stones ? 
Select and explain. 
A. Parotid, B. Submandibular, C. Minor salivary gland, D. Sublingual
B: Submandibular
Answer: B: Submandibular 
Explanation: 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.