After receiving acupuncture treatment three days a week during the course of radiation treatment, head and neck cancer patients experienced less dry mouth, report researchers
Individuals who have a history of infection face twice the risk of developing Sjögren’s syndrome, according to a multi-institution team of researchers in Sweden. Respiratory,
Saliva is one of those things in life that patients don’t really appreciate until it is gone. Without saliva, they couldn’t eat a cracker without
Researchers at the University of Sydney in Australia found another potential medical use for botulinum toxin, commercially known as Botox, when they injected it into
Though Sj?gren’s syndrome affects 4 million Americans and is the second most common autoimmune disease, treatments are limited since little is known about what causes
Saliva is essential to eating and swallowing food, but what causes the salivary gland to secrete it? Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded Umesh S. Deshmukh, PhD, of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) a 5-year, $2.14 million
Patients with tumors in the head or neck may be treated with radiotherapy. In 40% of these cases, though, the salivary glands lose proper function.
Tissue engineering could aid millions of people who suffer from dry mouth from Sj?gren’s syndrome. The silkworm, which generates the main ingredient for fine silk