Salivary Gland Diseases: Infections, Sialolithiasis and Mucoceles

A number of salivary gland diseases may present with a wide variety of symptoms to the general dental practitioner, or may appear as unexpected findings on dental radiographs. Careful clinical examination in combination with appropriate imaging will assist practitioners in identifying whether further investigation or referral is required. This article explores the main types of salivary gland diseases and their potential pathology.

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Salivary Gland Diseases

Genomics, Personalized Medicine and Oral Disease ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-17942-1_11 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 253-272

Author(s):

Astrid Rasmussen ◽

Christopher J. Lessard ◽

Kathy L. Sivils

Keyword(s):

Salivary Gland ◽

Salivary Gland Diseases

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A snapshot audit of the management of benign obstructive salivary gland diseases at the Queen Elizabeth hospital, Birmingham

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ◽

10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.10.197 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 57 (10) ◽

pp. e66

Author(s):

Priya Chohan ◽

Ross Elledge ◽

Prav Praveen

Keyword(s):

Salivary Gland ◽

Queen Elizabeth Hospital ◽

Salivary Gland Diseases

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Electromyography Monitoring of Patients With Salivary Gland Diseases

Otolaryngology ◽

10.1016/j.otohns.2005.05.044 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 133 (6) ◽

pp. 869-873 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Michael Vaiman ◽

Oded Nahlieli ◽

Samuel Segal ◽

Ephraim Eviatar

Keyword(s):

Salivary Gland ◽

Parotid Gland ◽

Healthy Volunteers ◽

Submandibular Gland ◽

Study Design ◽

Flow Rate ◽

Surface Electromyography ◽

Salivary Flow ◽

Reliable Data ◽

Salivary Gland Diseases

OBJECTIVE: To provide a description of surface electromyography (sEMG) of spontaneous saliva swallowing (SSS) and monitoring of swallow rate in patients with salivary gland diseases. STUDY DESIGN: Numbers of SSS obtained during 2 hours of sEMG monitoring were compared with sialometry data for healthy volunteers (n = 100), patients with Sjögren syndrome (n = 10), and patients after parotid gland (n = 15) and submandibular gland (n = 16) surgery. RESULTS: Normative: 1 SSS every 2 minutes and 15 seconds; Sjögren: 1 SSS every 13 minutes ( P < 0.001); parotid gland surgery: 1 SSS every 3 minutes and 24 seconds ( P = 0.26); submandibular gland surgery: 1 SSS every 5 minutes and 04 seconds ( P < 0.05). Sjögren patients and patients after submandibular surgery had hyposalivation correlated with less SSS. CONCLUSION: The established normal rate of SSS makes this modality applicable for evaluating salivary flow for potentially identifying and ruling out abnormalities. Parotid gland surgery does not significantly affect salivary flow rate. Sialometry combined with sEMG monitoring give a clinician more reliable data to evaluate salivary gland disorders than sialometry alone. EBM RATING: B-2

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