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  1. Dry mouth - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    With this condition, also known as xerostomia, the salivary glands in the mouth don't make enough saliva to keep the mouth wet.

  2. Salivary gland tumors - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Learn about this rare tumor that forms in the salivary glands. Treatments include surgery and radiation therapy.

  3. Mayo Clinic Q&A: How to manage dry mouth during cancer care

    This includes the salivary glands responsible for producing and secreting saliva into the mouth. Saliva plays a crucial role in maintaining oral health by ...

  4. Dry mouth - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    With this condition, also known as xerostomia, the salivary glands in the mouth don't make enough saliva to keep the mouth wet.

  5. COVID-19 saliva tests: What is the benefit? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert, says that the saliva test is not only quicker and more scalable than current swab collections, but ...

  6. Saliva Gland Test for Parkinson's Shows Promise, Study Finds - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Biopsies were taken of two different saliva glands: the submandibular gland and the minor saliva glands in the lower lip. The surgical team was led by Michael ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Q & A: Before changing medication, try other strategies to manage dry mouth

    The saliva in your mouth is made in the salivary glands. ... An easy and inexpensive way to try to stimulate your salivary glands to make more saliva is by ...

  8. A Study to Evaluate COVID-19 Testing Using Saliva - Mayo Clinic

    The purpose of this study is to compare the concordance of nasopharyngeal and saliva samples using molecular polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing (copying ...

  9. OPX Saliva Biomarker Study - Mayo Clinic

    About this study. Salivary tumor DNA (stDNA) and the HPV self-test for oncogenic HPV (self-test) will be detectable in patients with human papillomavirus ...

  10. Oral health: A window to your overall health - Mayo Clinic

    Saliva washes away food and keeps the acids germs make in the mouth in balance. This helps keep germs from spreading and causing disease. Oral germs and ...