Clinicians removed a rare 4-cm mucocele that extended from the submandibular gland to the floor of the mouth of a 9-year-old girl. The case was published on June 16 in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery ...

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 ...

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 ...

Salivary glands make and release saliva that lubricates your mouth and throat, starts the digestion of your food, and coats the lining of the upper airway to help protect you from infections. Tumors, ...

People may have salivary gland surgery to remove part or all of the salivary gland. Its primary purpose is to remove tumors, but it can also help treat infections and inflammation. A person has three ...

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 ...

Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) are a group of conditions that cause dysfunction and pain in the joints and muscles of the jaw. It is rare for a person to develop ganglion cysts on the ...