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, which eradicates ...

TLS are accumulations of lymphoid cells that share similar cellular compartments, organization, and function as secondary lymphoid organs. Importantly, the presence of these structures in inflamed ...

Scientists have discovered a special type of cell that resides in salivary glands and is likely crucial for oral health. Scientists at Scripps Research and the National Institute of Dental and ...

Background Disappointing outcomes in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) trials underscore the need for reliable, sensitive endpoints.

A fluorescent marker was inserted into the genome of mouse salivary stem cells. Researchers were then able to label acinar cells in green and ductal cells, which channel saliva from the acinar cells ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

The challenge of managing patients with salivary gland cancer is that the rarity of the disease, historically, has made it difficult to conduct the prospective clinical research that multidisciplinary ...

There are three bilaterally paired major salivary glands, the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. In addition to these major glands, minor ones are located in the palate, lips, and buccal ...

Acinic cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant form of salivary gland cancer. These tumors are similar to normal salivary gland tissue and occur most frequently in the parotid gland. Until ...