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There are many salivary glands in our mouths. These glands are helping us to properly digest our foods through the secretion of saliva from our mouths. And this is also protecting our teeth and gums from bacteria by clearing it from our mouth. Many times some salivary glands are unexpectedly increasing their growth.  These growths are very painful, and these are causing a tumor. Not all the salivary gland tumor is cancerous, but some cancer-causing tumors also happen in our mouth. Parotidectomy and facelift will happen when you have a small tumor in your face. There is not a specific cause available for these types of tumors.  Symptoms of salivary gland cancer and tumor  • When a salivary gland tumor happens, you feel swelling and pain in your mouth. It is tough to chew any food. • The facial muscle will unexpectedly be increasing, and it is tough to open your mouth, and you feel severe pain. • You feel weak, and you lose weight suddenly. • Your facial muscles ar...

A salivary gland is a group of glands that are in our mouths to help in the creation of saliva. This saliva will help to digest the food that we eat and also give protection to our teeth and gums by clearing batteries from our mouths. This saliva contains many chemicals with water which helps us in many ways. It contains water with mucus, salt, antibacterial substance, enzymes, and chemicals to manage the Ph level of our mouth. The number of saliva increases when we taste, smell, drink, or eat any food and the saliva will help to moist our mouth. There are many different types of salivary glands available. These are describing below. Types of salivary gland According to the size and function, there are two types of salivary glands available these are- minor and major salivary glands. Minor salivary gland In our mouth, many small glands are available to moist our mouth. There is a minimum of 800 to 1000 small salivary glands available to make our mouth moist. Major salivary gland There...

There are different symptoms that indicate you may face salivary gland tumor. Some common symptoms include a lump on the face, neck or mouth that is usually painless, numbness in the face, inability to move some facial muscles, especially if the muscle on 1 side of the face stops moving and the affected area slowly expands, pain or swelling in the face, chin, jawbone area or neck. Salivary gland tumor feels like a lump or swelling in your mouth, cheek, jaw or neck. Pain in your mouth, cheek, jaw, ear or neck that doesn’t go away is common sign of this tumor. You may also notice a difference between the size and/or shape of the left and right sides of your face or neck. Numbness in part of your face can be another sign of salivary gland tumor. In case of such symptoms, you need to consult with experienced doctors. Rather than spending time in sharing problems with others, you are advised to search for a clinic nearby or go online. You will find Alpha Surgical Group the right and reliab...