# What does a salivary gland stone feel like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 31, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403 "2006-01-31T21:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403/1 "2006-01-31T21:09:03Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![ParentalAdvisory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/53a042/32.png) [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403/2 "2006-01-31T22:09:16Z")
Seriously, this exists? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403/3 "2006-01-31T22:34:51Z")
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’. ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403/4 "2006-01-31T22:35:06Z")
> [@teela brown](#): > > 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. 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. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-salivary-gland-stone-feel-like/342403/5 "2006-01-31T22:40:21Z")
The specialist said that he sometimes told patients to get some extra-sour candy, which causes some serious squirting action from salivary glands.