When there is a dental problem, whether it’s a cracked tooth, an abscess or something stuck between teeth, a dog’s salivary ...

Madurai: A pet dog underwent surgery for salivary mucocele, a condition involving swollen salivary gland resulting in saliva leaking into surrounding tissues. A team of govt veterinary surgeons ...

Salivary mucocele in dogs is a swelling caused by saliva leaking from a damaged salivary gland or duct into surrounding tissues, mostly under tongue or jaws, said C. Meril Raj, Veterinary ...

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...

The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

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.