Your Doctor Guide

DEFINITION
Salivary fluid deficiency is a common problem that can be annoying, but dry mouth can affect your enjoyment when eating and dental health. The medical term for dry mouth is xerostomia. The liquid saliva helps prevent tooth decay by limiting bacterial growth and cleans food and plaque. Enzymes in liquid lubah helps the digestive process.

Although treatment depends on the cause, dry mouth is often a side effect of medication. Dry mouth can be improved by re-adjust the dose or with a new recipe.

SYMPTOMS
If you are not producing enough saliva fluids, you may experience the following signs and symptoms:
• Dryness of the mouth
• The liquid saliva feels thick
• Lump or broken on the corner of the mouth
• chapped lips
• Sore throat
• Changing the ability to feel
• Yeast infections of the mouth
• Increased plaque, tooth decay and gum disease
• In women dry mouth can be caused by the lipstick on the teeth.



Causes & Risk Factors
Dry mouth has a cause, among others:
• Drugs.
Hundreds of medications, including some drugs without prescription, causing dry mouth as a side effect.

• Age.
Age of growing old is not a risk factor for dry mouth. But after elderly people more often require drugs that can cause dry mouth.

• Cancer therapy.
Chemotherapy can change the nature of salivary fluid and its production. Radiation treatment in head and neck can damage salivary glands leading to reduced production of saliva fluid.

• Nerve damage.
In the event of accidents or surgery that causes nerve damage in head and neck area can also cause xerostomia.

• Other health conditions.
Dry mouth can be a result of certain medical conditions - or when treatment - including diabetes, Parkinson's, HIV / AIDS, and depression. Stroke and Alzheimer's can cause dry mouth. Snoring and breathing using the mouth can cause mouth is pushing this issue.

• Tobacco use. Smoking or chewing tobacco can increase symptoms of dry mouth.