The sublingual papilla or sublingual fold is a small fold of soft tissue located on each side of the lingual frenulum.[1] The sublingual papilla marks the site of the sublingual gland[2] with its major sublingual duct[3] and its minor sublingual ducts[4] opening upon the papilla.
| Sublingual papilla | |
|---|---|
 The sublingual fold, as identified in this 1906 diagram | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plica sublingualis |
| TA98 | A05.1.01.113 |
| TA2 | 2789 |
| FMA | 54660 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
Clinical significance
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In cases of pathology, papillotomy procedures are undertaken for cases of obstructive salivary gland diseases.[5] The appearance of papillae may be influenced by the underlying pathology. Based on the classification proposed by Anicin et al., papilla typology affects the duration of sialendoscope introduction and may influence the frequency of intraoperative complications of sialendoscopy. [6]
References
edit- ^ human digestive system. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ "plica sublingualis". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "major sublingual duct". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ "ductus sublinguales minores". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
- ^ Oded Nahlieli, Abraham M Baruchin, Endoscopic technique for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive salivary gland diseases, Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 57, Issue 12, December 1999, Pages 1394-1401, ISSN 0278-2391, doi:10.1016/S0278-2391(99)90716-4.
- ^ Aničin, Aleksandar; Jerman, Anže; Urbančič, Jure; Pušnik, Luka (January 2023). "Sialendoscopy-Based Analysis of Submandibular Duct Papillae with a Proposal for Classification". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12 (3): 1129. doi:10.3390/jcm12031129. PMC 9917658.
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