bCentre for Translational Bioinformatics, William Harvey Research Institute, London, UK cExperimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, London, UK dSchool of Infection, ...

Dry eye disease involves tear film instability, inflammation, and neurosensory abnormalities, with severe cases posing treatment challenges. Minor salivary gland transplantation (MSGT) offers a ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) was associated with a greater than fivefold increased risk for benign tumors of major salivary glands compared to not having CUD, a new retrospective study showed.

A parotidectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland, a gland in your face that helps make saliva. Parotidectomies are used to remove both cancerous and benign (noncancerous) growths ...

Botulinum toxin with an anti-nausea patch reduces salivary gland toxicity in PSMA-directed radiopharmaceutical therapy for metastatic prostate cancer. A 30% reduction in PSMA uptake by salivary glands ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology. Such ...

Gleeking is projecting saliva out of your mouth from under your tongue, accidentally or intentionally. Social media platforms such as TikTok have videos and tips on how to gleek intentionally.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common type of salivary gland cancer, but it’s rare. Only 1% of head and neck tumors are salivary gland cancer. Your salivary glands are small organs that make ...

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity. When these glands are irreversibly damaged—by radiotherapy or autoimmune ...