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THE ROLE OF SALIVARY GLANDS IN ORAL REHABILITATION: FUNCTIONS, IMPORTANCE, PATHOLOGY AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES

Romanian Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
The salivary glands are essential for oral health, providing not only environments for digestion and taste, but also protection from pathogens. This review examines the functions of salivation, the importance of salivary glands in the context of oral ...
Kamel Earar, Alina-Ramona Dimofte, Roxana Dragan, Iulia Alecsandra Salcianu, Irina Ruxandra Strambu, Iulian Catalin Bratu, Nicolae Sarbu, Mariana Ilie, Ana Magdalena Bratu, Doriana Agop Forna, Gabi Topor   +10 more
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The Influence of oral environment on diet choices in goats: a focus on saliva protein composition [PDF]

, 2012
There is ample evidence that ruminants are capable of making choices between different foods that provide a more balanced diet that would be obtained by eating at random.
Baptista, ES, Capela e Silva, F, Ferreira, A, Lamy, E   +3 more
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Insights into the molecular mechanism of Sjogren's syndrome [PDF]

, 2017
Sjogren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease, that affects primarily salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to increased morbidity. Recent studies indicate that loss of salivary gland function is associated with defective cell polarity ...
Langara, Hans A.
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Using molecular data for epidemiological inference: assessing the prevalence of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Tsetse in Serengeti, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Measuring the prevalence of transmissible Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in tsetse populations is essential for understanding transmission dynamics, assessing human disease risk and monitoring spatio-temporal trends and the impact of control ...
AF Mulla, AJ Wilson, AM Aransay, AR Msangi, ARE Sinclair, BMD Bronsvoort, C Dale, C Waiswa, CR Katholi, D Ripamonti, D Rogers, DJ Rogers, DR Moser, E Adams, ET MacLeod, ET Macleod, F Ferreira, FR Rurangirwa, G Hide, G Snounou, GA Vale, GA Vale, GJ Weil, H Fairbairn, Harriet K. Auty, HJ Barclay, HL Duke, I Malele, I Malele, I Morlais, Imna Malele, JC Enyaru, JF Corson, JSS Dillmann, JW Hargrove, JW Hargrove, JW Hargrove, K Picozzi, Kim Picozzi, L Lloyd, LH Otieno, LH Otieno, MA Rodriguez-Perez, MA Rodriguez-Perez, MEJ Woolhouse, MEJ Woolhouse, MJ Lehane, MT Ashcroft, MT Kaare, N Rodriguez, P Raj, P-H Clausen, PB Hamilton, PG Coleman, PJM Milligan, PM Luz, PP Simarro, R Geigy, S Konnai, S Mduma, S Ravel, S Wastling, S Welburn, SA Williams, Sarah Cleaveland, SC Welburn, SC Welburn, Shaden Kamhawi, SJ Torr, SK Moloo, SK Moloo, SK Moloo, SK Moloo, Steve J. Torr, Sue Welburn, T Jelinek, V Jamonneau, Vanderplank, WC Gibson, WD Gu, WJ Rogan, ZK Njiru   +81 more
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Salivary pH, calcium, phosphorus and selected enzymes in healthy dogs: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2017
Background Saliva in dogs, as in humans, is a complex fluid secreted by different salivary glands in the oral cavity to protect the oral mucosa and teeth.
Badon, Tamara, Bedin, Silvia, Contiero, Barbara, Iacopetti, Ilaria, Perazzi, Anna, Ricci, Rebecca   +5 more
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Usefulness of ultrasonography and color Doppler sonography in the diagnosis of major salivary gland diseases

Reumatismo, 2011
The algorithm for imaging of the salivary glands depends on the clinical scenario with which the patient presents to the clinician. Ultrasound has been increasingly used in recent years and thanks to high performance, easy to use apparatus, it can now be
G.M. Giuseppetti, D. Salera, G. Argalia, M. Carotti, F. Salaffi, W. Grassi   +5 more
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Salivary biomarkers in psychobiological medicine. [PDF]

, 2006
The value of salivary biomarkers for diagnostic and prognostic assessments has become increasingly well established in medicine, pharmacology, and dentistry. Certain salivary components mirror the neuro-endocrine status of the organism.
Chiappelli, Francesco, Iribarren, Francisco Javier, Prolo, Paolo   +2 more
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Interactions between developing nerves and salivary glands

Organogenesis, 2013
Our aim is to provide a summary of the field of salivary gland development and regeneration from the perspective of what is known about the function of nerves during these processes. The primary function of adult salivary glands is to produce and secrete
João N. Ferreira, M. Hoffman
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adenoid cystic carcinoma: emerging role of translocations and gene fusions. [PDF]

, 2016
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), the second most common salivary gland malignancy, is notorious for poor prognosis, which reflects the propensity of ACC to progress to clinically advanced metastatic disease.
Brait, Mariana, Ha, Patrick K, Izumchenko, Evgeny, Meir, Juliet, Sidransky, David, Wysocki, Piotr T   +5 more
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IL-34 is overexpressed in the inflamed salivary glands of patients with Sjogren's syndrome and is associated with the local expansion of pro-inflammatory CD14(bright)CD16+ monocytes.

Rheumatology, 2013
OBJECTIVES To investigate the expression of IL-34 in labial salivary glands (LSGs) of patients with primary SS (p-SS) and its role in inducing a pro-inflammatory monocyte phenotype.
F. Ciccia, R. Alessandro, V. Rodolico, G. Guggino, S. Raimondo, C. Guarnotta, A. Giardina, G. Sireci, G. Campisi, G. De Leo, G. Triolo   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source