Salivary gland disorders:A comprehensive review

• 作者: Sandhya Vijayasarathy Shashikala Krishnamurthy Subash Beloor Vasudeva
• 来源期刊: 世界口腔医学杂志
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: SALIVARY GLAND DISORDERS XEROSTOMIA SALIVARY biomarker SALIVARY diagnostics EXOCRINE GLANDS
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（2）
• 页码范围: 56-71
• 页数: 16页
• 分类号: R

摘要

Salivary glands are complex in nature.They could be either tubulo acinar,merocrine or exocrine glands secreting mainly saliva.Salivary gland is one of the main soft tissue structures in the maxillofacial area.Saliva is a clear,slightly acidic muco serous fluid that coats the teeth,mucosa and thereby helps to create and maintain a healthy environment in the oral cavity.Salivary glands may be affected by a number of diseases:local and systemic and the prevalence of salivary gland diseases depend on various etiological factors.The glands may be infected by viral,bacterial,rarely fungal or its ductal obstruction which may cause painful swelling or obstruction,affecting their functions.The salivary gland may also be affected by a various benign and malignant tumours.This review article briefly describes about the various salivary gland disorders,diagnostic techniques and their management including the recent advances and the future perspective.