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Introduction: Salivary stones are a common disease of the salivary glands, which is caused by the obstruction of saliva secretion by a stone. The purpose of this study is to investigate the frequency of salivary gland stones in corpses referred to forensic medicine in Fars province. Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, 228 dead bodies referred to forensic medicine in Fars province were examined to determine the presence of salivary stones in 2020 and 2021. The data collection tool in this study is a demographic information questionnaire and salivary gland stones checklist. Demographic information in this study includes; Age, gender, marital status, body mass index, occupation, underlying disease, history of addiction and multiple alcoholism. The characteristics of salivary stones include; History of salivary gland stones, location of salivary gland stones, size of salivary gland stones, weight of salivary gland stones and anatomical location. Data analysis was done using spss software version 21 and descriptive statistics (frequency and percentage) and inferential statistical tests (t-test) at a significance level of P<0.05. Results: The age of 21-30 years (36%) was the most frequent in the corpses referred to forensic medicine in Fars province. The reason for referring the majority of dead bodies referred to Fars province forensic medicine was an accident. Only 8 people (3.5%) had a history of salivary gland stones, and the site of salivary gland stone formation in the submandibular cavity (37.5%) has the highest frequency. The largest size of salivary gland stone was 2.3 and 3.2 (25%). Also, the highest frequency of salivary gland stone weight was 4 and SUB anatomical location (37.5%). There is a relationship between age (p=0.001), marital status (p=0.002), body mass index (p=0.035), underlying disease (p=0.001), addiction history (p=0.005) and alcohol consumption (p=0.001) with salivary gland stones. The highest incidence of salivary gland stones was in the corpses of people over 60 years old (25%), married people (8.6%), obese people (11.1%), with a history of addiction (12.5%) and alcohol consumption (14.3%). Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, 3.5% of the people examined in the present study had a history of salivary gland stones, and the place of salivary gland stone formation in the submandibular cavity has the highest frequency. In addition, the highest frequency of salivary gland stones in the corpses of people over 60 years old, obese people with a history of addiction and alcohol consumption, these factors have reported a significant relationship with the formation of salivary gland stones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
