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==Introduction==
*Painful conditions in the mouth lead to increase in salivary secretion and possibly also to failure to swallow the [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology#Saliva|saliva]] produced,
**e.g. in [[Cavity & Gingiva - Pathology#Foot and Mouth disease|foot and mouth disease]] in cattle there is an acute painful stomatitis and this is accompanied by the hypersalivation and partial anorexia.
==Functional Anatomy==
See [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands]]
==Defence Mechanisms==
==Developmental Pathology==
==Erosive & Ulcerative Pathology==
==Vesicular Pathology==
==Neutrophilic Inflammation==
==Granulomatous and pyogranulomatous Inflammation==
==Eosinophilic Inflammation==
==Necrotizing Inflammation==
==Lymphocytic and plasmacytic Inflammation==
=== Sjorgren’s-like syndrome ===
*Xerophthalmia and xerostomia due to lymphocyte-mediated destruction of exocrine glands of [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]].
*Both those terms refer to cessation of production of tear or [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology#Saliva|saliva]] production respectively.
*May be primary autoimmune or part of another autoimmune condition.
*Causes of xerostomia:
**Dysautonomia
**Infectious sialadenitis
**Neoplasia
**Salivary amyloidosis
**Head and neck radiation
**Drugs
**AutoI disease.
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==Proliferative Pathology==
===Hyperplastic===
====Sialadenosis====
*Bilateral, uniform, painless, non-inflammatory enlargement of the [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary glands]]
*C/s of retching/gulping
*No significant histological abnormalities in the [[Oral Cavity - Salivary Glands - Anatomy & Physiology|salivary gland]] biopsies.
===Papular===
===Neoplastic===
==Degenerative Pathology==
==Metabolic Pathology==
==Nutritional Pathology==
==Traumatic Pathology==
==Vascular Pathology==
==(Other)==
==Learning Tools==
[[Alimentary Flashcards - Pathology#Salivary Gland Flashcards|Salivary Gland Flashcards]]