Salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into a person’s mouth. Saliva helps make food moist, making it easier for people to chew, swallow, and digest. Saliva also helps keep the mouth clean. A ...

THOSE who remember the Huxley lecture delivered in 1906 by Prof. Pawlow, in which he complained that the physiology of the sense organs had hitherto suffered from the evil influences of psychology, ...

Salivary stones are small stones that form in the glands of the mouth. They can block the flow of saliva and cause pain or discomfort. Home remedies and medical treatments may help. The medical term ...

Feelings of hunger, or food associated images, do produce ‘mouthwatering’ sensations, or increase saliva flow, in the same way that the smell or taste of food does, according to new research. The ...

Salivary gland disorders happen when something blocks one or more of the salivary glands, preventing them from producing or releasing saliva. Conditions that can cause problems with the salivary ...

*V.M. and D.E.P. were Expert Panel Cochairs. V.M. and S.B.J. contributed equally to this work. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer/International Society of Oral Oncology (MASCC/ISOO ...