The three paired salivary glands and small buccal glands located throughout the oral cavity contribute to the approximately 1 liter of saliva produced in a day. Salivary flow can vary between 800 milliliters and 2 liters but this is regulated by a number of factors, especially nervous control by the brain >> Read More ...
Stomatitis is a general term for inflammation of the oral cavity, its lining and structures. It may involve a few isolated areas or the entire mouth. The signs of inflammation – pain, swelling, redness, warmth – are present to varying degrees. Pain is almost always a feature of stomatitis and mouth pain is >> Read More ...
Normal saliva production in the mouth varies from 1 to 2 liters per day. It is the highest just before and during eating and the lowest during sleep. However, saliva production does not stop entirely at any time in the day and at least 0.5 milliliters of saliva is secreted every minute. Saliva is mainly composed of mucus >> Read More ...
Infectious diseases involving the stomach, and often extending to neighboring sections of the alimentary tract (esophagus and small intestine), may be caused by a number of pathogens, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites. Viral infections may cause gastroenteritis (frequent) or gastritis (rare). The term >> Read More ...
Drugs that reduce the pH and/or volume of gastric acid are used for the treatment of hyperacidity conditions like gastritis, peptic ulcer disease and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). The most commonly used drugs available for this are : Antacids Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) H2-receptor blockers Other drugs that may >> Read More ...
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used these days in the treatment of gastritis, second only to antacids. PPIs are very effective in reducing gastric acid secretion. Up until PPIs became available, H2-receptor blockers, commonly known as H2-blockers, were the drug of choice in suppressing acid secretion and reducing >> Read More ...
Growths on the pituitary gland are usually benign tumors although a malignancy is possible yet rare. The most common growth on the pituitary gland is a pituitary adenoma. Other benign tumors may stem from areas around the pituitary gland and invade the pituitary parenchyma or apply pressure on the gland. Benign pituitary >> Read More ...
As the “master gland”, most of the effects of the pituitary gland is on the other endocrine glands of the body. Disorders of the pituitary gland is often only detected by the signs and symptoms of various diseases attributed to these other glands. Pituitary gland problems can be seen either as an excess or >> Read More ...
What is the Pituitary Gland? The pituitary gland is considered as the master gland of the body because its hormones control other endocrine glands, which in turn influence various and diverse activities in the body. It is largely influenced by the hypothalamus, which is the control center that processes the incoming >> Read More ...
The bile ducts are a series of tubes that drain bile from the liver and either direct it to the gallbladder for temporary storage or pass it into the duodenum where it can be expelled with the feces. The biliary tree as it is known has many different parts, all of which serve the same function, and are prone to a number of >> Read More ...
