ABSTRACT In normal terms, Sialadenitis is inflammation of the salivary glands whereas Sialadenosis is non-inflammatory swelling of salivary glands. The salivary gland helps to make saliva and saliva helps in swallowing and mixing of food and protects the teeth from infection. There are three salivary glands present in our mouth: parotid gland, sub mandibular gland, and sublingual gland. Sialadenitis is…
ABSTRACT Sialaden means salivary glands. Salivary glands are of two types. There are major salivary glands and minor salivary glands. Major salivary glands contain three pairs of glands that are Sublingual, Submandibular, and Parotid glands. There are hundreds of minor salivary glands. They are responsible for the production of saliva which aids in the digestion, and swallowing of food and…