Sometimes, salivary stones can block the flow of saliva. When saliva can't exit through the ducts, it backs up into the gland, causing pain and swelling. Pain is usually off and on, is felt in one ...

Suzy Spence was diagnosed with a tumour in her salivary gland and the surgery could have caused facial paralysis.

MSK’s salivary gland tumor experts, including surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh (center), are among the most experienced in the nation. For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert ...

Obstruction or blockage of the salivary glands is relatively common, affecting up to 2% of the population. Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline ...

Radiation therapy for salivary gland tumors involves sending high-energy particles (usually photons or protons) through the skin toward the tumor. When the particles reach the tumor, they can destroy ...

STUDIES of the structure of the nuclei in the salivary glands of various species of Drosophila (hydei, repleta, funebris, lugubrina, virilis) have shown no essential differences of structure among ...

When the stone remains in the duct, an infection can develop. Sialadenitis is an infection of a salivary gland. Common causes include Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus, Haemophilus influenzae ...

A widely publicized paper has drawn scrutiny from physicians and anatomists about the authors’ claims regarding so-called tubarial glands. “I don’t think the paper should be retracted, it should just ...

Background: The aim of this prospective study is to investigate the long-term effects of chemotherapy on the oral health of children with a primary focus on salivary gland function. Methods ...

Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits of human anatomy, but a team of physicians recently reported a never-before-described set of salivary glands in patients’ necks. The first hint of ...

This useful study presents findings on the developmental roles of Nup107, a key nucleoporin, in regulating the larval-to-pupal transition in Drosophila melanogaster through its involvement in ecdysone ...

Thirty-one of the 67 patients also had submandibular gland swellings. One year later, persistent salivary complaints were present in 87 of the patients. The longer elapsed time allowed for ...