OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who keeps waking ...

Your salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into your mouth through slots called ducts. When these ducts become blocked, ...

Obstruction or blockage of the salivary glands is relatively common, affecting up to 2% of the population. Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline ...

It can also occur from an injury that causes narrowing of the salivary ducts. Another common cause of this type is decreased salivary flow, which can lead to inflammation that causes the infection.

MSK’s salivary gland tumor experts, including surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh (center), are among the most experienced in the nation. For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert ...

Fearne Cotton has shared a health update after having surgery to remove a benign tumour last year. In December, the radio and ...

A significant discovery has identified a missing "gatekeeper" protein as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren's syndrome — a finding that could change the way the disease is treated.

During a salivary gland biopsy, your surgeon removes a small amount of abnormal tissue from the gland where cancer is suspected. The tissue sample is then sent to a pathologist who examines it under a ...