What are salivary gland disorders?

Salivary disorders: You have 6 major and hundreds of minor salivary glands. They make saliva (spit), which is important for oral hygiene and digestion. Your 6 main glands are the paired parotid (in cheeks), submandibular (under the jaw) and lingual (in the floor of the mouth). A "disorder" would encompass many problems like infection, blockage (salivary stones), inflammation, tumors, etc.

See below: Salivary gland disorders are conditions that lead to swelling or pain in the saliva-producing tissues around the mouth. Causes can be infection, presence of a stone, cyst, tumor, or an autoimmune disease like sjogrens syndrome.