There are many causes of xerostomia or "dry mouth" and depending of these causes we can talk of differents types of xerostomia. Xerostomia can be total or partial depending on the quantity of saliva and irreversible or reversible when the salivary glands can or cannot recover their normal function. …
What causes xerostomia or “dry mouth”?
As has been pointed out in our previous article, xerostomia or “dry mouth” is the feeling of lack of saliva due to malfunction of the salivary glands. We have also noted above the relevant function of saliva in bucal hygiene and as moisturer, which is required for chewing, swallowing and even speaking. …
What is xerostomia or dry mouth?
When you wake up in the morning, do you feel your mouth burning and dryness in your tongue? Do you often feel an uncomfortable and abnormal dryness in your mouth when you speak or swallow food? Do you find swallowing food difficult? When you speak, do you feel that you don’t have enough saliva? Is your saliva lacking and thick? If your answers are mostly affirmative, it´s possible that …