infection
Sialadenitis
Sialadenitis (sialoadenitis) is of , usually the major ones, the most common being the parotid gland, followed by submandibular and sublingual glands. It should not be confused with sialadenosis (sialosis) which is a non- enlargement of the major salivary glands.
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