Dental Insurance Kids, Salivary Glands Helps Prevent Tooth Decay.
Your mouth has three major pairs of salivary glands. The Parotid, Sublingual and Submandibular Glands, as well as many smaller glands. Salivary glands produce and secrete saliva. In addition to helping you swallow and digest food, saliva promotes oral health by: Flushing food away from your mouth, Stopping acids that can attack tooth enamel,Replenishing minerals in tooth enamel and by Killing or reducing disease-causing organisms