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href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/04/24/features/ailment-oral-cavity-continued/ >Ailment of the oral cavity (Continued)</a></h2></header><p>Cysts Salivary cysts are characterized by an accumulation of thick, sticky saliva because of a blocked-up duct (canal) through which the saliva travels to the mouth).</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-04-24T02:02:27-04:00>April 24, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/04/17/features/ailments-salivary-glands/ >Ailments of the salivary glands</a></h2></header><p>The parotid gland In dogs, there are four main pairs of salivary glands.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-04-17T02:08:34-04:00>April 17, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/04/10/features/ailments-oral-cavity-3/ >Ailments of the oral cavity</a></h2></header><p>Symptoms Last week, I mentioned the type of tissue that makes up the tonsils.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-04-10T02:05:12-04:00>April 10, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/04/03/features/ailments-oral-cavity-2/ >Ailments of the oral cavity</a></h2></header><p>(Continued) Tonsillitis Let us first understand what tonsils are. You may have had a nail pierce your sole, and the result of that is a swelling in the inguinal area (the ‘groin’ as we call it).</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-04-03T02:06:28-04:00>April 3, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/03/20/features/ailments-oral-cavity-continued/ >Ailments of the oral cavity (Continued)</a></h2></header><p>Laryngitis The larynx is the organ (really a cavity) in the upper part of the windpipe (trachea) which has cartilaginous (elastic, flexible tissue) walls, and which when moved by associated muscles will vary the tension of the vocal cords, and hence the quality of the sound produced.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-03-20T02:10:37-04:00>March 20, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/03/13/features/pharyngitis-2/ >Pharyngitis</a></h2></header><p>(Continued) Last week, within the context of the series on ailments of the mouth and nearby organs, we discussed the various possible causes of pharyngitis, for example: the consequence of infectious diseases, inflammation of nearby tissues, extension of rhinitis, air pollutants, unskilled administration of oral medicine, the eating of hot food or genetic defects.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-03-13T02:04:43-04:00>March 13, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/03/06/features/ailments-oral-cavity/ >Ailments of the oral cavity</a></h2></header><p>(Continued) Bad breath Let us turn today to a problem which I had promised to address some time ago – bad breath (halitosis) in dogs, and the supposed cures associated with this problem.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-03-06T02:13:59-04:00>March 6, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/02/28/features/canine-dental-care/ >Canine dental care</a></h2></header><p>(Continued) Nutrition and dental health Last week, we spent some time discussing the cleaning (brushing) of dogs’ teeth.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-02-28T02:03:40-04:00>February 28, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/02/21/features/dental-hygiene-2/ >Dental hygiene</a></h2></header><p>Having discussed all the various tooth and gum ailments over the past weeks, we must now logically turn to the prevention aspect.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-02-21T02:10:41-04:00>February 21, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/02/14/features/oral-ailments-continued-2/ >Oral ailments (continued)</a></h2></header><p>Periodontitis Let me fulfil my promise to continue with the symptoms and treatment of the disease, Periodontitis.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-02-14T02:03:35-04:00>February 14, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a 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class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/01/24/features/problems-oral-cavity/ >Problems of the oral cavity</a></h2></header><p>Continued from last week Over the past few weeks, I have been making references to the malformation of the jaws which result in an incongruence of the teeth in the upper and lower jaws, simply put: an incorrect bite.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-01-24T05:09:10-04:00>January 24, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/01/17/features/dental-problems-ageing-dog-observing-teeth/ >Dental problems and ageing of the dog by observing its teeth</a></h2></header><p>You may recall that last week we decided to deal with that which is normal before embarking on the pathological.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-01-17T05:05:11-04:00>January 17, 2016</time></footer></article><article class="border-bottom clearfix"><figure class=article-img40> <a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/01/10/features/ailments-of-the-tongue/ title="Ailments of the tongue"> <img src=https://s1.stabroeknews.com/images/2016/01/20131103steve.jpg class=size-thumbnail alt> </a></figure><header><div class=article-category><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/features/ >Daily Features</a></div><h2><a href=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2016/01/10/features/ailments-of-the-tongue/ >Ailments of the tongue</a></h2></header><p>Continued from December 13, 2015   Paralysis of the tongue In all my many decades of practice, I can only recall seeing this condition once.</p><footer> <time class="article-time d-inline" datetime=2016-01-10T05:07:00-04:00>January 10, 2016</time></footer></article><article 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