| 1. | Botulinum toxin injections in the parotid glands may help with sialorrhea.
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| 2. | Classically, they are found in the parotid gland or palate.
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| 3. | Surgery is necessary for sialolithiasis, parotid tumors, and cysts.
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| 4. | The glossopharyngeal nerve has parasympathetic fibers that innervate the parotid salivary gland.
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| 5. | Parotid enlargement occurs in about 5 10 % of persons.
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| 6. | The orifice itself is smaller than that of the parotid.
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| 7. | Acinic cell carcinomas arise most frequently in the parotid gland.
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| 8. | Incising wounds of the face may involve the parotid duct.
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| 9. | Parotid tumors account for 7 % of all head and neck cancers.
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| 10. | The parotid and sublingual glands account for the remaining.
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