The Anson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a report of a customer experiencing numbness in their mouth after eating Bojangles food.

It is possible that the patient had a mucosal radiation reaction to the 131 I, which was concentrated in the oral cavity by secretions from all the major and minor salivary glands.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a cancer of the salivary glands. Find out how common it is, symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and more.

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity.

Mouth taping is all the rage on social media, but a new study suggests it doesn't have health benefits—and can actually be harmful.

These drugs suppress appetite, and since eating normally stimulates saliva flow, eating less while on Ozempic can mean less stimulation to the salivary glands — which can cause issues.

Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands. Currently, there is no cure for it. Researchers have established the world ...

Millions of people are affected by chronic dry mouth, or xerostomia, an agonizing side effect of damaged salivary glands.  Currently, there is no cure for it. Mayo Clinic ...

Clever engineers at a Chinese video company built a tiny, swiveling robot that can shoot pieces of gum right into your mouth.

Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, which eradicates ...