Medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can lead to dry mouth because the active ingredient, semaglutide, affects the salivary glands, explains Adam Taylor, an anatomy professor at Lancaster ...

“Most users tolerate GLP-1 medications like Ozempic without serious oral health issues, but a subset experience notable side ...

Cannabis use disorder is linked to increased risk for benign tumors of major salivary glands, particularly the parotid gland, new research suggests.

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The incidence of any benign major salivary gland tumor was higher in the group with cannabis use disorder than the group without cannabis use disorder (0.08% vs 0.02%).

Computed tomography showed a large, ovoid, fluid-filled structure that was not clearly associated with the salivary or lacrimal glands. Cytology was most consistent with a mildly inflamed salivary ...

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