Sentences with phrase «salivary gland ducts»

The researchers found that a common cleft lip and palate gene mutation resulted in abnormal development of salivary gland ducts such that they could not properly pump the buffering liquid and protective immune compounds into the mouth.

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The research team's new process is the first major step toward helping more than 4 million people in the U.S. with a degenerative autoimmune disease called Sjögren's syndrome, in which the body attacks its own tear ducts and salivary glands.

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Saliva, which is made in the salivary glands, is passed through ducts and into the mouth.

This tooth is also the landmark for the location of the salivary duct for the parotid salivary gland.

Sialocele is defined as the accumulation of saliva in the tissue due to leakage from a salivary gland or salivary duct.

It is a collection of leaked saliva from a damaged salivary gland or salivary duct which has accumulated in the surrounding tissues inflaming the area causing a salivary mucocele.

Eosinophilic rounded or ovoid bodies with refractile particles are found in the epithelial cells of skin, bronchi, intestinal tract, urinary tract, bile duct, salivary glands, adrenal glands, central nervous system, lymph nodes and spleen.

Salivary glands are removed when the drainage ducts get blocked and swelling under the tongue (ranula) or neck (mucocele) occurs due to buildup of trapped saliva.