They all secrete saliva -- the parotid through tubes called salivary ducts near the upper teeth, the submandibular under the tongue, and the sublingual through ducts on the floor of the mouth.

Swollen Necks, Dry Mouths: Diagnosing Salivary Gland Diseases Gordon H. Sun, MD, MS Disclosures June 06, 2019 0 ...

Due to the swelling in the right submandibular triangle and the size of the stone, the patient was reviewed two weeks post operatively to check salivary function of the gland.

Q. I have had swollen parotid glands since January of 1997. I’ve had MRIs and CT scans; they show only swollen glands. Biopsy was negative and more blood work then I can name also was negative.

Almost immediately after 131 I therapy transient swelling (Fig. 2) and pain with decreased salivary flow, usually bilateral and involving the parotid glands, have become a known problem. [1, 4, 5 ...

Less commonly, the stones affect the parotid glands, located on the inside of the cheeks, or the sublingual glands, which are under the tongue. Many people with the condition have multiple stones.

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 ...

They all secrete saliva -- the parotid through tubes called salivary ducts near the upper teeth, the submandibular under the tongue, and the sublingual through ducts on the floor of the mouth.