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Extensive medication can put you in trouble - Dentzz

Ever wondered how important the flow of saliva and the work of salivary gland would be? Most of the folks at large know the mainstream function of saliva and its flow that is to produce taste in the mouth. Yeah sure it is one of the functions of the saliva to dissolve the chemicals in the food so that the receptors on the taste buds can detect the taste

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Extensive medication can put you in trouble - Dentzz

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  1. Dentzz Dental on Xerostomia and the problems caused by it

  2. Importance/role of saliva • Most are only aware of role of saliva salivary glands in formulating taste but it has some other functions too that are vital: • Natural fighting agent against plaque and bacteria • Saliva has the in-built quality of fighting against the plaque and bacteria in the mouth. Plaque has the bacteria which leads to tooth decay and several other gum related problems like gingivitis that can lead to tooth loss in extreme cases • Flow of saliva keeps mouth moist and wet that drives away problems of dry mouth • Dry mouth or Xerostomia (in technical term) is bad for oral health as it can lead to several problems like difficulty in chewing, talking, or swallowing

  3. What is Xerostomia? • Xerostomiais defined as dry mouth resulting from reduced or absence of saliva flow. This can lead to several oral related problems like: • Dry feeling in the mouth • Slimy and thick saliva • Agony or a burning sensation anywhere in the mouth or on the tongue • Strain while talking • Strain in tasting, chewing, or swallowing • Cracks in the lips and at the ends of it

  4. Causes of xerostomia and general remedies • Causes of Xerostomia • The main cause of xerostomia is high medication. So the people who are high on medication usually suffer from this dysfunction because of the xerogenic drug that is found in 42 drug categories and 56 sub categories. • The patients who have been recently treated with radiation in the area of head to neck have also the signs and symptoms of xerostomia. • General remedies • High intake of cool drinks • Eating pieces of fruits like melons or pineapple chunks • Chewing sugar free gum which will stimulate salivation • Use of petroleum jelly to prevent cracking and drying of lips

  5. Dentzz on xerostomia Dentzz Dental is a brand of multi-speciality clinic that helps people in maintaining a good oral health and Experts in Dentzz Dental claim that prevention is always better than cure and this goes best in case of xerostomia Aged people should be cautious while taking medications Doctors at Dentzz suggest give the right guidance regarding dry mouth and problems related with it Keeping in mind the age and other health related background of a person, experts at Dentzz provide the right guidance in terms of medication.

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