Synopsis in dentistry:8

8.Necrotizing Sialometaplasia:It is a benign inflammatory reaction of salivary gland that mimics a salivary gland malignancy.Etiology is mostly due to local ischaemia.Most common intraoral site is palate,followed by buccal mucosa and the type of necrosis is cogulative necrosis.Similar type of lesion in the skin are called as Syringometaplasia