Dry Mouth And How To Fix It

Dry mouth is a symptom rather than a pathology. This condition accounts for about 10% of the population, about 70% of patients with dry mouth suffer from many troubles.
Dry mouth is a common side effect associated with drug treatment. Dry mouth also causes bad breath which is one of the reasons why a patient goes to see a doctor.
Signs of dry mouth: discomfort, dryness of the oral mucosa, sometimes causing a burning sensation, decreased or loss of taste

. Difficulty chewing, swallowing and speaking. Difficulties in using dentures. Easy to decay and prone to periodontal disease Atrophy, cracked mucosa (especially lips) and cause bleeding.



Infections upstream of the salivary glands. Infection of the oral mucosa rarely occurs and when it occurs it is usually due to oral palate.
Reason
Little salivation will cause dry mouth. Saliva is produced from cells on the inner surface of the lips, roof of the mouth, which have many glands, but most are from the three main salivary glands in the mouth: the glands under the tongue, the glands near the jawbone and the glands on the sides. mother. Salivation is controlled by the vegetative nervous system as a rule, stimulating the parasympathetic system to increase saliva flow and stimulating the sympathetic system to reduce salivation. Changes in day and night also affect as in the dark and sleep will reduce salivation
Primary causes:
- Lack of salivary glands (rare).




- An infected salivary gland involves the majority of the main salivary glands caused by a virus (such as mumps), bacteria, and fungi
- Autoimmune salivary gland disease: gradual destruction of salivary gland tissue and consequently reduces salivation.
- Salivary gland atrophy for radiation therapy when treating head and neck tumors.
- Salivary gland stones
- Due to cancer.
Secondary causes:
- Dehydration: hemorrhage, urination, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive sweating, diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, hyperuricemia syndrome.
- Due to drugs: such as antidepressants, sedatives, antibiotics, diuretics, some antihypertensive drugs, migraine medications (migraine), antiemetics, parkinson's disease medications, tocolytics tie ...
- Anemia: iron deficiency anemia, pernicious anemia.




- Some other conditions such as bone marrow transplant, endocrine disorders, stress, anxiety, depression and nutritional deficiencies ...
How is diagnosis?
History: The doctor will explore information related to dry mouth: duration, frequency, and severity. Is dry mouth related to other parts (eyes, nose, throat, skin, vagina)? Is there any medication used, your medical history?
- Clinical examination: assess whether salivary glands have infection or obstruction due to stones, condition of dry or red mouth mucosa, condition of gum gums, lymph nodes under the jaw ... depending on the diagnosis of the doctor.




- Test to assess salivary secretion capacity: in this test, the amount of saliva secreted is measured for a certain time. This test is not serious and painless. Less than 0.7ml / min patients are at risk, while 1.0ml / min or higher is considered normal.
- Blinking: performed in a hospital, this test measures the proportion of a small amount of radioactive material injected from the blood and secreted by the salivary glands, which has the advantage of seeing salivary glands but not high sharpness , is also another method for measuring salivary flow.
- Further diagnosis may require a number of techniques, such as x-rays or CT scanners. Ultrasound also plays an important role in the diagnosis and evaluation of mass lesions.




- Salivary gland biopsy: A small, shallow incision is made inside the lower lip to remove a biopsy sample, which helps diagnose the disease, is a test that can be used when diagnosing Sjogren syndrome.
- Microbiological test to diagnose germs.
How do you fix it yourself?
To improve your dry mouth symptoms and keep your teeth healthy, you should:
Chew sugarless gum or suck on sugarless hard candy.
Limit caffeine intake. Caffeine can make your mouth drier.
Avoid sugary or acidic foods as they increase the risk of tooth decay.
Brush your teeth with fluoride toothpaste to prevent tooth decay.
Do not use alcohol-based mouthwash as alcohol can dry out the mouth.




Stop smoking.
Take sips of water or suck on ice chips throughout the day to moisturize your mouth and drink water with meals to aid chewing and swallowing.
Breathe through your nose. Treatment of nasal congestion if any.
Add an air humidifier at night with a room humidifier.
Watch out for some side effects that dry your mouth to avoid.
Try artificial saliva. Products that contain carboxymethyl cellulose or hydroxyethyl cellulose.




Treatment
Depending on the causes that doctors will solve, depending on the causes that some specialties may be related such as: maxillofacial, internal medicine, oncology ...
- Due to medicine: reducing the amount of medicine or using alternative medicine can overcome.
- Infections caused by bacteria, antibiotics, fungi are used to treat fungi ...
- Due to radiation side effects, temporarily used.

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