The major salivary glands (i.e., parotid, submandibular, sublingual) are affected 80%-85% of the time. Approximately 64% to 80% of all salivary gland tumors occur in the parotid gland.

Approximately 75% of parotid gland tumors are benign, but less than half of submandibular tumors are benign. Most neoplasms of the minor salivary glands are malignant.

Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, which eradicates ...

An article on the role of nerve cells in salivary gland development, and commentary by Duke University Jason Rock, are published in the journal Science.

Salivary glands act as mucosal inductive sites via the formation of ectopic germinal centers after site-restricted MCMV infection. The FASEB Journal, 2011; DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-174656 ...

SRY-box transcription factor 9 (SOX9) gene regulates the development of both mouse and human salivary glands. In its absence, the salivary glands cannot undergo branching morphogenesis.

Dental problems in cleft lip and palate linked to abnormal salivary glands Date: December 8, 2016 Source: Seattle Children's Hospital Summary: Dental problems commonly associated with cleft lip ...

The efficacy of immunotherapy for salivary gland cancers remains incompletely understood and an area that demands additional investigation. Cohen et al 11 reported in abstract form that the treatment ...

“This work is innovative because our use of sophisticated technologies to examine genomic and epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation will lead to new discoveries into salivary gland organogenesis ...