This book covers all aspects of salivary glands right from their development to the management of the diseases. It discusses the basic structures and functions of the salivary glands in detail with easy-to-understand line diagrams and photomicrographs. It emphasizes the histogenesis and molecular pathogenesis of salivary gland tumors. It elaborates the classification of salivary gland diseases and involves the molecular genetics of salivary gland tumors, modern investigative techniques, and management of salivary gland diseases. It is useful for postgraduates, teaching faculties of oral pathology, oral medicine and oral surgery, and the practitioners and general surgeons.