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Dental and Oral Health

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Dentistry: Dental Anatomy | Dental Care | Dental Procedures | Fluoride | Tooth Disorders | Tooth Replacement

Oral Diseases: Jaw Disorders | Mouth Disorders | Salivary Gland Disorders | Taste Disorders

Other Topics: General Dental and Oral Health | Oral and Facial Surgery


Salivary Gland Disorders

(Jump to: Saliva & Salivary Glands | Salivary Gland Surgery | Disorder Overviews | Cancer | Cysts | Dry Mouth | Excessive Salivation | Infection/Inflammation | Salivary Stones | Sialorrhea | Sialoliths | Xerostomia )

Saliva and Salivary Glands
Saliva:NIDCR
The Wonders of Saliva:Oral Cancer Foundation
Salivary Glands:American Academy of Otolaryngology


Salivary Gland Surgery
Parotid Gland Surgery:Mayo Clinic
Parotidectomy (Removal of the Parotid Gland):Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Advances in Parotidectomy and Thyroidectomy Surgery:M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX [Video]


Salivary Gland Disorder Overviews
Salivary Gland Center:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Salivary Gland Disorders:Aetna InteliHealth
Salivary Gland Disorders:MedlinePlus


Cancer
See Cancer, Salivary Gland Cancer


Cysts
Mucocele:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Mucocoele of the Lip:New Zealand Dermatological Society
Ranula:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine


Dry Mouth (Xerostomia)
Dry Mouth:NIDCR
Symptom Management – Dry Mouth:Beth Israel Medical Center
Oral Moisturizers:American Dental Association [PDF]
Dry Mouth in Older Adults:Mayo Clinic
Xerostomia (Dry Mouth):Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Xerostomia Information for Dentists:Oral Cancer Foundation
Sjogren's Syndrome, see Musculoskeletal System, Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases


Excessive Salivation (Sialorrhea)
Sialorrhea:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Drooling:eMedicine
Sialorrhea: A Management Challenge:American Academy of Family Physicians


Infection/Inflammation
Sialadenitis:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Recurrent Parotitis in Children:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Salivary Gland Swellings and HIV Disease:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine
Mumps, see Children's Health, Childhood Infectious Diseases


Stones (Sialoliths)
Sialoliths:Columbia University College of Dental Medicine


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