Most Common Salivary Gland Tumors: A Zero-Confusion Guide for Dental Students
🦷If you’re a dental student, you know how often examiners love asking:
“What is the most common salivary gland tumor?”
And then they twist it: parotid, children, malignant, in bone…
➡️This post is your quick guide to remember all of them in one go.
📌 Why “Most Common” Questions Matter in Oral Pathology
🔸️MCQs and viva questions adore superlatives – most common, least common, first to appear, etc.
🔸️Salivary gland tumors are a classic:
- Easy to turn into one-line MCQs
Repeated in NEET MDS, INI-CET, BDS exams
Confusing because names sound similar
So let’s break them into small, memorable chunks.
📌 Benign Salivary Gland Tumors – Pleomorphic Adenoma Rules 👑
1. Most Common Salivary Gland Tumor
Answer: Pleomorphic adenoma
Nature: Benign tumor
Frequency: Accounts for around 60% of all salivary gland tumors
💡Takeaway: Whenever you see “most common salivary gland tumor” → think Pleomorphic adenoma first.
