Recent Advances of Salivary Gland Biopsy in Sjögren's Syndrome
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.792593
Abstract: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by lymphocyte proliferation and progressive damage to exocrine glands. The diagnosis of SS is challenging due to its complicated clinical manifestations and non-specific signs.… read more here.
Keywords: gren syndrome; gland biopsy; advances salivary; salivary gland ... See more keywords
Recent Advances in Salivary Scintigraphic Evaluation of Salivary Gland Function
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DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11071173
Abstract: Saliva plays an important role in supporting upper gastrointestinal tract function and oral well-being. Salivary dysfunction mainly manifests with a decrease in salivary flow. Among varieties of quantitative methods, salivary scintigraphy is a relatively noninvasive,… read more here.
Keywords: evaluation salivary; salivary scintigraphic; advances salivary; recent advances ... See more keywords