Pharmacological activation of the EDA/EDAR signaling pathway restores salivary gland function following radiation-induced damage. [PDF]
Radiotherapy of head and neck cancers often results in collateral damage to adjacent salivary glands associated with clinically significant hyposalivation and xerostomia.
Grace Hill +4 more
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Sonographic assessment of the salivary glands among sudanese snuff-dippers
Background: The parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands, as well as the smaller subsidiary glands, are all the examples of the salivary glands. The likelihood of the salivary glands being impacted by snuff components increases due to this close ...
Nura Hassan +4 more
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Microbiota-dependent and -independent postnatal development of salivary immunity
Summary: While saliva regulates the interplay between the microbiota and the oral immune system, the mechanisms establishing postnatal salivary immunity are ill-defined.
Khaled Zubeidat +17 more
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Pictorial essay: Salivary gland imaging
Salivary glands are the first organs of digestion secreting their digestive juices into the oral cavity. Parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands are the major paired salivary glands in the decreasing order of their size. In addition, multiple small
Rajul Rastogi +3 more
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Anatomical study of the Salivary glands in the indiagenous geeze "Anser anser" (Grey lage goose)
This study was conducted to determine the anatomical examination of the salivary glands, their position and their opening in the indiagenous geeze (Anser anser). Eight healthy birds (4 male & 4 female) were used.
Fadhil S. Mohammed
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Clinical and pathological characterization of pleomorphic adenoma of salivary glands
Introduction: salivary glands are constituted by three pairs of major glands and a group of 450 to 700 minor glands located in the oral mucosa. Their fundamental function is to produce and secrete saliva.
Rosalí Bauta-Milord +2 more
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Oncocytoma of Palate: A Case Report, with an Emphasis on Immunohistochemistry [PDF]
Oncocytomas are benign tumors of salivary glands, characterized histopathologically by large epithelial cells with bright and eosinophilic cytoplasm. They occur mostly in parotid glands, with only a small percentage of these tumors occurring in minor ...
Shubhangi Mani +4 more
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SALIVARY GLAND TUMOURS; FREQUENCY OF SALIVARY GLAND TUMOURS
Objectives: The objective of the study was to find the frequency of salivarygland tumours. Study Design: A descriptive study. Period: 1st Jan 2008 to 31st Dec 2010 (of 3years duration). Setting: ENT department Khyber Teaching Hospital and Surgical departmentHayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar.
Arifullah - +3 more
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Neurofibromin expression by normal salivary glands
Introduction Neurofibromin, a protein encoded by the NF1 gene, is mutated in neurofibromatosis 1, one of the most common genetic diseases. Oral manifestations are common and a high prevalence of hyposalivation was recently described in individuals with ...
Eloá Borges Luna +3 more
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An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland
Pleomorphic adenoma is one of the salivary gland tumors affecting both major and minor salivary glands. Parotid gland is the most commonly affected of the major group, and hard palate is the most common site of the minor salivary glands affected ...
Arati V Kulkarni +6 more
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