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A salivary gland infection occurs when a bacterial or viral infection affects the salivary gland or duct. The infection can result from reduced saliva flow or the blockage or inflammation of a salivary duct. The condition is called sialadenitis. Your mouth is almost constantly flushed with saliva.
Salivary gland infections (sialadenitis) cause inflammation and discomfort that may take days or weeks to resolve. Infection can affect one salivary gland or multiple glands. The most commonly affected glands are those in the cheeks and those just under the jaw.