I’ve been to a doc and then to a specialist to check out a pain in my jaw, sort of in the neighborhood of a salivary gland. Neither of their examinations turned up anything to worry about, so this is not a thread asking for medical advice. My own internet searches and the specialist hinted that it might be a minor salivary stone (or grit), for which no action need be taken unless it gets worse. Has anyone had one? Is the pain pronounced? Just curious.
Seriously, this exists?
I had a salivary stone when I was a kid.
One evening, one side of my neck got all swollen, but it was not painful. It went away in a few hours, and we couldn’t figure out what had caused it.
On my next trip to the dentist, the dentist saw that I had a white lump in the area under my tongue. He said it was a salivary stone that fortunately was close to the end of the salivary duct. A quick trip to the oral surgeon took care of it.
At no time did I feel any pain, but the dentist and the oral surgeon both said that I was very fortunate in where the stone was located. I don’t know if pain is a typical symptom.
Good luck. Keep on spittin’.
Sialolithiasis (salivary gland stones) — Tiny, calcium-rich stones. Their presence can be deternined by X-rays and removed by a simple procedure if the pain becomes unbearabe or extremely annoying.
The specialist said that he sometimes told patients to get some extra-sour candy, which causes some serious squirting action from salivary glands.