Salivary glands: development, anatomy, physiology, disease and their treatment. Tutorial. Ivanov S.

The textbook sets out information about the anatomical and physiological features of the salivary glands: embryology, anatomy, topography, histomorphology, physiology, age-related changes, interaction with other organs and systems of the body. The data on the composition and properties of saliva are reflected, including modern data on the hormonal profile, as well as the functions of the salivary glands.

provides relevant classifications of diseases and damage to the salivary glands, methods of examination of patients. An extensive material on etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, effective and modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of pathological processes of the salivary glands is presented. Particular attention is paid to benign and malignant tumors, issues of medical rehabilitation after treatment. Clinical examples are considered that reflect the results of original studies of the authors.

The textbook is intended for students, medical universities, practicing dental profile doctors, maxillofacial surgeons, and can also be used in the framework of advanced training and professional retraining specialties "Dentistry", "maxillofacial surgery", "surgery".