Major salivary ducts and where they open
Parotid Stensen, Submandibular Wharton
Stones most often form in Wharton's duct and cause swelling during meals.
The sublingual gland has several small ducts not covered here.
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Parotid Stensen, Submandibular Wharton. It helps you recall: Major salivary ducts and where they open.
Opens opposite the upper second molar
Opens at the sublingual papilla beside the frenulum
Parotid Stensen: Opens opposite the upper second molar; Submandibular Wharton: Opens at the sublingual papilla beside the frenulum.
It belongs to Oral histology and anatomy in Dentistry.
The sublingual gland has several small ducts not covered here.
Stones most often form in Wharton's duct and cause swelling during meals.
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