Salivary Gland Diseases
Your salivary glands produce saliva, which keeps your mouth moist, helps protect your teeth from rapid decay, and helps you to digest your food. The salivary glands are relatively small, and they’re around the inner linings of your mouth, lips, and cheeks.
Indications
Salivary gland disorders happen when something blocks one or more of the salivary glands, preventing them from producing or releasing saliva.
Conditions that can cause problems with the salivary glands include cancerous tumors, Sjögren’s syndrome, infections, and stones that form in the glands.
Symptoms of salivary gland disorders include a lump, pain, swelling, and an unpleasant smell. Underlying causes may also produce other symptoms, such as a fever..