Sialoliths are calcified structures found within the ducts of salivary glands. They are most common in the submandibular gland and they less frequently developed in parotid gland. Sialoliths affecting the parotid glands are usually small, unilateral and are located in the Stensen's duct. These can be symptomatic or asymptomatic and these are highly radiolucent. In this report, the diagnosis and treatment of an unusual radiopaque parotid sialolith in a 53-year-old man in the right Stensen's duct was presented.
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