Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity. When these glands are irreversibly damaged—by radiotherapy or autoimmune ...

Researchers at Showa University and the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, Japan, have grown 3D salivary gland tissue that produces saliva when implanted in mice. The development has ...

May 11, 2012 (Barcelona, Spain) — With new insights into the anatomy of the parotid gland, it might soon be possible to avoid radiotoxic damage to the salivary gland when treating head and neck cancer ...

Impact of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) on salivary gland function in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients: A prospective randomized study No significant financial ...

For head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, a reduction in the amount of radiation treatment volume to the submandibular (level IB) lymph nodes resulted in better patient-reported ...

However, few studies regarding major salivary glands damage using scintigraphy were published. Most reports are directed to pediatric populations. 11 In the current study, we performed a prospective ...

July 2, 2009 (Toronto, Canada) — Intermittent administration of lemon juice can decrease the absorption of radiation for patients with thyroid cancer who are undergoing treatment with iodine-131 ...

Humans have three pairs of salivary glands--parotid, su-bmandibular and sublingual. The parotid is the largest and is situated in front of the ear. Humans have three pairs of salivary glands—parotid ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Although salivary gland ultrasonography is not a reliable diagnostic predictor of Sjögren’s syndrome in all cases, it is more predictive among advanced or severe cases of the ...

Sialolthiasis is the most common disease of the salivary glands. Large sialoliths have rarely been reported in the salivary ducts. Conservative treatment may be of benefit in the treatment of ...

New research indicates that a reduction in the amount of radiation treatment volume resulted in better patient-reported salivary function in head and neck cancer patients. New research indicates that ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...