The salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps the mouth and other parts of the digestive system moist. It also helps break down carbohydrates (with salivary amylase, formerly known as ptyalin ...

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The project also identifies proteins in the mouth that seem to be coming from outside of salivary glands, from places such as epithelial tissues or blood plasma. “Saliva is important for tasting, for ...

Head and neck cancer is a general term that refers to a wide range of malignant growths that occur in or around the throat, ...

WHAT IS SALIVARY GLAND CANCER? Cancerous tumors can arise in the three major salivary glands or any of the thousands of minor glands that line the mouth and extend into the nose and pharynx, the ...

Salivary glands in the human body play a crucial role in overall oral health. The glands produce 0.5 to 1.5 litres of saliva, a complex mixture that helps keep the mouth moist to make chewing ...

Hundreds of additional minor salivary glands within the mouth can also develop pathology. Salivary gland pathology can be classified broadly as inflammatory and infectious swellings, traumatic ...

Salivary gland cancer is a rare type of head and neck cancer. Understand its causes, risk factors, ... Sublingual glands are on the bottom of your mouth, under your tongue.

Physicians in the Netherlands believe they have found a fourth pair of large salivary glands in the space where the nasal cavity meets the throat, according to a study in Radiotherapy and Oncology.