The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

PD patients with sympathetic denervation in the major salivary glands and heart , as indicated by MIBG scintigraphy, are older and have more severe non-motor symptoms, such as olfactory ...

The incidence of benign tumor of any major salivary gland and that of the parotid salivary gland was higher in the CUD group than in the non-CUD group (0.08 vs 0.02% and 0.05 vs 0.01%, respectively).

The salivary glands are responsible for saliva production and secretion. There are 3 major and hundreds of minor salivary glands present in the upper aerodigestive tract mucosa.

After propensity score matching, the relative risk of any benign major salivary gland tumor was higher among those with versus without CUD at all time points (relative risks, 5.18, 4.32, and 5.00 ...

Explore how rare epithelial cells like tuft cells regulate inflammation, regeneration, and circadian rhythms in salivary glands using state-of-the-art molecular and imaging techniques. Our lab ...

The first hint of this new gland emerged while Wouter Vogel, a radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI), was probing for damage to salivary glands after radiotherapy for cancer ...

Bony Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: A Novel Phenotype of Aplasia of Lacrimal and Major Salivary Glands Journal: Ophthalmology Published: 2023-12-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.12.003 ...