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 ...

Salivary stones are small stones that form in the glands of the mouth. They can block the flow of saliva and cause pain or discomfort. Home remedies and medical treatments may help. The medical ...

Benign salivary gland tumors composed of purely squamous cells are quite unusual and are not included in the World Health Organization classification. We have seen two benign parotid gland tumors ...

Parotid Tumors: Nair’s mini-incision technique for parotidectomy is performed by placing a 2.5-3cm long incision behind the ear lobe. Parotid gland tumors make up three per cent of all head and ...

CHRONIC, noninflammatory enlargement of the parotid glands has been noted in populations whose food supplies are inadequate and in this country has been reported in persons suffering from ...

Ectopic salivary gland inclusions in the mandible are a rare phenomenon. Classically as described by Stafne1 they have been found in the posterior mandibular region. Cases affecting the anterior ...

Salivary gland malignancies are rare tumors that comprise multiple histologic entities with diverse clinical behavior. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most frequent primary salivary malignancy, ...

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).