About 19% of salivary stones form in the parotid glands. Submandibular glands are located just under both sides of your jaw.

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

Your surgeon will make a cut (an incision) under the jawline to remove the gland ... and lasts from a few weeks to a couple of months. Minor salivary gland cancer can occur in your lips, tongue, roof ...

Traditionally, human anatomy recognized three primary salivary ... glands under the jaw, which produce most of the mouth's saliva and the sublingual glands beneath the tongue, aiding in food ...