You may have a serious medical problem. Saliva does much
more than just keeping your mouth wet and moist.
Benefits of saliva include:
- Helps digest food
- Protects your teeth from decay
- Prevents infection by controlling bacteria in your mouth
- Allows you to chew and swallow your food
Everyone’s mouth gets dry from time to time, but if it is a chronic issue, you may actually have a problem with saliva production. If notice any of these symptoms, you should be checked by a doctor or dentist.
Symptoms include:
- Dry or sticky feeling in mouth or throat
- Trouble swallowing
- Burning feeling on your tongue
- Cracked and dry lips
- No taste or a metallic taste in your mouth
- Sores
- Bad breath
- Difficulty chewing or speaking
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