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The sublingual gland is the smallest of the three major salivary glands [1], which also include the parotid and submandibular glands. The sublingual gland lies between the muscles of the floor of the oral cavity, which include the geniohyoid muscle, hyoglossus muscle medially, and the mylohyoid muscle inferiorly. The mandible borders the sublingual glands laterally [2]. The ducts of Rivinus, a group of excretory ducts, drain the sublingual gland. The largest sublingual gland excretory duct called the sublingual duct of Bartholin joins Wharton’s duct near the sublingual caruncle. The sublingual caruncle is a papilla located medial to the sublingual gland and lateral to the lingual frenulum [2]. The sublingual gland contributes approximately 5% of saliva in the oral cavity [3].