How To Live With Dry Mouth

Foreign. Hi everyone, I'm Dr. Sandha and I want to talk to you about today, dry mouth. I see more and more people with this issue. And, you know, probably one in four Americans today have dry mouth. And this is for different reasons. Could be from cancer therapy, from different medications, such as ADD medications or even antidepressants. So the problem with dry mouth is that it can cause a lot of cavities and then you can end up losing your teeth. So, so I want to talk to you about some things that you can do at home if you have dry mouth to make sure that you avoid cavities in the future. So one of the things I really like is something called Aura Moist. And this is actually like a little lozenge that you actually put on the roof of your mouth and it actually stays there for about two to four hours and it just slowly releases xylito and enzymes that prevent cavities. And it gives you like a more moisture feel. Another thing that I like is something called Biotene product line, which if you have dry mouth, you can actually swish with it and it has some silicone in it that actually gives you that feeling of moisture. But unfortunately it doesn't have any active ingredients to combat cavities outside of the fluoride. And I'm not such a big fan of fluoride. If you have dry mouth, make sure you avoid any sugary products especially, especially lozenges with sugar. So read the ingredients to make sure that it's a sugar free product. And it has natural sugars like xylitol, which is actually spelled X, Y, L I, T O L, which actually promotes the growth of healthy bacteria and inhibits cavities. Do you have any questions about dry mouth? You could tweet me at DrSanda or go to my website@drsandawoldovan.com. see you soon.