Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and ageing represent major global health challenges. Diabetes and periodontal disease share a well-established ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, ...

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) may be more likely to experience dry mouth and reduced saliva flow, according to a cross-sectional study recently published in the Journal of Oral Pathology and ...

Heavy cellphone use increases the rate of saliva and flow, as well as the volume of parotid glands, according to a study to be published next month in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral ...

Salivary gland cancer is a rare cancer that occurs in the salivary glands. These glands are responsible for producing saliva or spit. Your salivary glands are located in several places around the face ...

Salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into a person’s mouth. Saliva helps make food moist, making it easier for people to chew, swallow, and digest. Saliva also helps keep the mouth clean. A ...

Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck cancer. It grows in the salivary glands — organs on either side of your face that produce saliva, which helps you digest food. You have three pairs of ...