The many causes of dry mouth, combined with its variable severity, mandate that treatment be individually tailored to fit each patient’s situation.
What is Dry Mouth Syndrome, also called Xerostomia?
A dry mouth is a lack of saliva and is a symptom of an underlying problem, rather than a disease in itself.
When healthy, we produce 1 to 1 ½ litres of saliva per day, which equates to about 40,000 litres, over a lifetime, however, due to many factors clinically dry mouth or xerostomia, (as the medics call it), affects about 1 in 4 kiwis.
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By David Munk Dry mouth. It can be a cause of concern for those wanting a healthy, clean mouth. Saliva is the body’s cleansing system for teeth and gums. It helps carry away unwanted food particles, which can begin the process of tooth decay, while......
