Lemon drops or other tart candies can help stimulate salivation
The stone blocks one of the ducts that your saliva travels through to get from the gland (where it’s produced) to your mouth (where it’s needed to break down food and keep teeth strong), causing saliva to get backed
This is the most common cause of inflammatory salivary gland disease
Sialolithiasis is a benign condition involving the formation of stones within the ducts of the major salivary glands: parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands
Salivary gland stones may cause: dull pain in your mouth that comes and goes
Management is directed at relieving the obstruction