Most carnivores have teeth to grasp and eat prey, so marine animals with teeth are not uncommon. Sharks, dolphins, eels, ...

A 25-year-old woman was diagnosed with an aggressive salivary gland cancer years after she first started having a nagging toothache, which was passed off as a run-of-the-mill sinus infection. Her ...

A new study in The Lancet reveals eight deaths from a rare brain infection, neuromelioidosis, traced to a dental clinic in Vaniyambadi, Tamil Nadu.

Two salivary glands, located one on each side of the head, extend into the mesothorax. Each gland is divided into two types of lobes which form the principle and accessory glands. The esophagus, a ...

Researchers have developed a dental floss pick that also featured a sensor that can detect high cortisol levels in a person's saliva. The flosser can provide early warnings for chronic stress, and ...

Patient with rare cancer is the first in the US to be treated with highly accurate step-and-shoot proton arc therapy ...

Cystadenoma of salivary glands is an uncommon benign neoplasm that presents intraluminal papillary projections. The authors describe one case of cystadenoma located in the buccal mucosa and highlight ...