Salivary gland stones can develop in the drainage channels that come from the large salivary glands. Salivary stones are more likely to develop in longer drainage channels, where there is reduced saliva flow or where saliva is thicker such as in the gland under your jaw bone (sub mandibular gland).
Some salivary stones can be removed directly by making a small cut inside your mouth. Sometimes we would use a small endoscope to look inside your saliva duct and remove a stone. Some stones are embedded within the gland and cannot be removed without removing the gland completely.
