CONTEXT Appropriate glucocorticoid replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency (AI) is crucial, given the risks of chronic under- or overtreatment, particularly in patients on multiple medications. Salivary sampling allows for non-invasive, stress-free cortisol measurement. OBJECTIVE To determine whether salivary cortisol measurement is helpful in assessing the adequacy of glucocorticoid the...

This study established a novel non-invasive and efficient analysis method which can be applied in research of individual’s psychological stress. Because in the different state of psychological stress, the oral secretion of salivary α-amylase will be changed under the control of the hypothalamuspituitary-adrenal medulla secretion system. Many studies have confirmed that salivary α-amylase measur...

conclusions the agnor technique can be used to diagnose salivary gland tumors. results the chi-square test showed significant differences between tumor types and the numbers of agnors (p = 0.000) and between tumor types and areas of agnors (p = 0.000). objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the numbers and mean areas of the agnor dots in the 3 most common salivary gland tumors. m...

cigarette smoke is injurious to both oral cavity and internal body environment. saliva is the firstbody fluid to encounter the dangerous smoke. the aim of our present study was, therefore, toevaluate the influence of smoking on the antioxidant activity of saliva of healthy smokers.antioxidant capacity of saliva was determined using different methods in the centrifuged saliva from25 male smokers...

This article discusses salivary gland disorders and provides nurses with a broad base of knowledge for use in planning and implementing perioperative patient care. Salivary gland disorders may be caused by nonneoplastic conditions or neoplasms. Nonneoplastic conditions generally are related to inflammatory processes or are secondary to existing disease processes. Neoplasms manifest themselves a...

The aim of this work was to study the feeding habits of the predator Brontocoris tabidus (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) analyzing the salivary gland complex (SGC). The SGC was dissected and subjected to histological analyses and biochemical assays. Results showed that a pair of bilobed principal salivary glands and one pair of tubular accessory salivary glands form the SGC and different parts of s...

Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the salivary glands and a major cause of salivary gland dysfunction. It commonly affects middle-aged and has male predominance. Submandibular gland or its duct is most commonly affected. The size of salivary calculi may vary from less than 1 mm to a few cm in the largest diameter. Salivary stones that exceed 15 mm in any dimension are classified as giant. A...

Hyposalivation resulting from salivary gland dysfunction leads to poor oral health and greatly reduces the quality of life of patients. Current treatments for hyposalivation are limited. However, regenerative medicine to replace dysfunctional salivary glands represents a revolutionary approach. The ability of dispersed salivary epithelial cells or salivary gland-derived progenitor cells to self...

Radiotherapy is frequently employed for the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Among the side effects, xerostomia is one of the most important. With the objective of evaluating the role of radiotherapy in salivary flow, we performed three salivary sample collections: at the beginning of, during, and immediately after radiotherapy. The results showed that the salivary flow value...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the salivary gland. The tumor most commonly arises in the parotid or submandibular salivary glands. Infrequently, it arises from minor salivary glands. Minor salivary gland tumors are mostly malignant. Case Report: We report four cases of pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate. All four cases range from 30–45 years. All were ben...