The submandibular gland (SMG) plays a crucial role in maintaining salivary function, yet its involvement in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains a subject of ongoing clinical scrutiny.

The adult mouse submandibular salivary gland provides a good model system to study gene regulation during normal and abnormal cell behavior because it synthesizes functionally distinct products ...

Salivary gland infections affect the paired glands on either side of the face. These include the parotid glands in front of the ears, the submandibular glands under the chin, and the sublingual ...

Conclusion: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the submandibular gland is an extremely rare mesenchymal tumor. Clinical and radiological features are not specific. Differential diagnosis includes ...

Submandibular gland transplantation showed efficacy for the treatment of end-stage refractory dry eye disease, while transplantation of minor salivary glands may be effective in treating less ...

The mechanism of irradiation-induced hypofunction of the salivary glands is a process that is not fully understood. Here we examine the hypothesis that intracellular and redox-active ions of iron and ...

Clinicians removed a rare 4-cm mucocele that extended from the submandibular gland to the floor of the mouth of a 9-year-old girl. The case was published on June 16 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery ...

Submandibular stones contain more calcium than parotid calculi and therefore are more likely to appear radiopaque. Most stones occur at the sites of where the duct kinks (submandibular and Parotid ...

A biopsy of the submandibular salivary gland that reveals the presence of the abnormal protein, alpha-synuclein, is indicative of Parkinson's disease, researchers say.