submandubular gland-where is it ? - Dental Health Message Board

pootle · 09-23-2003, 12:15 PM

Hello, can anyone explain to me exactly where the submandubular gland is situated. I know its around the jaw area, but is it near ear or closer to chin ,next to jaw bone ???????

tryingtofeelgood · 09-24-2003, 02:20 PM

Submandibular gland: The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone).

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09-30-2003, 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by pootle:
Hello, can anyone explain to me exactly where the submandubular gland is situated. I know its around the jaw area, but is it near ear or closer to chin ,next to jaw bone ???????

This is how I try to remember the salivary glands
3 sets:
Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual

I think the Parotid gland is by the front of ear across maxilla down jawline (there abouts).

The submandibular gland-under the mandible bone (there abouts).

The sublingual glands are glands under your tongue, under chin area (there abouts).

singer1 · 09-24-2004, 03:12 PM

and would TMJ or dental problems cause any of these glands to be tender? How do you know if you have duct stones? I pick out white peices of something out of my tonsils every now and then, is that related?

Sae · 09-24-2004, 06:27 PM

Yes, to both. However, also what might cause glands to be tender is Sjogren's Syndrome (a rheumatologist can confirm this with a lip biopsy). It could also be stones in ducts.