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Ranula: Spontaneous Healing and Surgical Treatment
A ranula is a cyst under the tongue that happens when a damaged salivary gland leaks into the surrounding tissue. Ranulas ...
Kidney stones and gallstones aren’t the only stones our bodies make: Here’s how to identify and prevent them
Take salivary stones, for instance. Saliva is produced by glands that sit next to the ear and beneath the jaw and tongue.
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Salivary Gland Surgery
Your surgeon will make a cut (an incision) under the jawline ... Afterward, your tongue might be numb on the affected side. This is usually temporary and lasts from a few weeks to a couple of months.
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Recognizing and Managing the Oral Clues That Point to Sjögren's Syndrome
Fissured tongue is also observed. Figure 4. Acute pseudomembranous candidiasis. This SS patient has recurrent episodes of acute pseudomembranous candidiasis due to her extreme salivary gland ...
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Oral biology, biochemistry professors receive $2.2 million grant to find ways to repair salivary glands
Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, which eradicates ...