Article: Tips for beating dry mouth.(Spotlight)

Article: COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY OPENS DRY MOUTH CLINIC
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 20, 2007 ;     355 words ......news release: Everyone has dry mouth once in a while - if nervous...stress - but some have a dry mouth all or most of the time...health problems such as: tooth decay, mouth sores, infections...the problem of chronic dry mouth. Dry mouth occurs when the ...

Article: POTPOURRI: Dry mouth or xerostomia
Filipino Reporter;  July 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ......07-19-2001 POTPOURRI: Dry mouth or xerostomia...condition known as dry mouth or xerostomia...deprived of, when dry mouth exists. The various...helps prevent tooth decay. 4. The minerals...plaque formation, tooth decay and gum...most cases of dry ...

Article: Dry mouth a growing problem.(xerostomia)(Laclede's Biotene line of Oral hygiene products)
Chain Drug Review;  November 6, 2006 ;     483 words ......unpleasant feeling of dry mouth. With the proliferation...of people affected by dry mouth--a serious side effect...Laclede Inc. For some, dry mouth is an ongoing problem...causes everything from tooth decay and gum disease to bad breath. A key to managing dry ...

Article: Dry Mouth Sufferers Find Their Oasis(R) -- Video Available.
PR Newswire;  December 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......may suffer from a health condition known as dry mouth, or Xerostomia, a feeling of inadequate saliva...offer new solutions for those who suffer from dry mouth. Dry mouth is an increasing problem for people in the U...percent of those over the age of 55 suffer from dry ...

Article: Dry in the mouth.(dry mouth remedy with natural medicine)
Natural Health;  February 1, 2006 ;     408 words ......sawdust. But there's more to dry mouth--aka xerostomia--than discomfort...mouth sores, bad breath, tooth decay, and gum disease. These remedies...thus easing symptoms of dry mouth; more enduring relief is...salivary output and reduced dry mouth complaints in patients ...

Article: AGD Launches Dry Mouth Awareness Effort; Some Medication Warning Labels Are Tough to Swallow
U.S. Newswire;  November 7, 2006 ;     521 words ......prescription and over-the-counter drug products. Dry mouth can lead to extensive decay, serious oral...than 80 percent of patients complain about dry mouth and dry mouth symptoms per week, according to a recent online...AGD). To help the public better understand dry ...

Article: POTPOURRI: Dry mouth can cause gingivitis
Filipino Reporter;  September 19, 2002 ;     675 words ......as before, resulting in dry mouth (xerostomia). Aside from...discomfort it causes, dry mouth can promote gum disease (gingivitis), tooth decay and bad breath (halitosis). Individuals with dry mouth usually find it harder...condition can result in tooth ...

Article: Effectiveness of saliva substitute products in the treatment of dry mouth in the elderly: a pilot study
The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Key words Aged; dry mouth; palliative treatment; products; xerostomia...population is susceptible to developing dry mouth (xerostomia). Elderly patients present...the major risk factors to acquiring dry mouth which include systemic diseases and...

Article: Dry mouth? Here's how you can lick it.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  August 21, 2007 ;     605 words ......patients who sufferfrom a chronically dry mouth. The battery-powered device is embedded...nerves that control the release of saliva. Dry mouth and lack of saliva is a common problem...there are up to 10 million people with dry mouth in the UK. Other symptoms can include...

Article: Demand for dry mouth treatments on the rise.(ORAL CARE)
MMR;  February 26, 2007 ;     318 words ......more Americans are suffering from dry mouth, because of disease, age orthe side...eating or speaking. The incidence of dry mouth is increasing, because of the proliferation of medications that have dry mouth as a side effect, notes Laclede Inc...

Article: Diabetes Liked To Gum Disease, Dry Mouth
The Culvert Chronicles;  May 24, 2007 ;     375 words ......get much attention is xerostomia, or dry mouth, which is caused by the mouth not producing...researchers say there may be a link between dry mouth and medications used to treat diabetics...developed to help protect a diabetic or dry mouth sufferer. Biotene dry mouth ...

Article: What you can do to lick a chronic dry mouth problem.(Ask EN)
Environmental Nutrition;  January 1, 2004 ;     526 words ......bothered by a chronically dry mouth. What can I do for relief...Medically known as xerostomia, dry mouth occurs when the salivary...plaque, gum disease and tooth decay. Why Dry? Though common in older people, dry mouth is not a normal part of...blood ...

Article: DRY MOUTH CAN CAUSE MAJOR DENTAL PROBLEMS BY SYLVIA WOOD STAFF WRITER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 6, 2000 ;     685 words ......tongue is dry and cracked.'' Dry mouth isn't something many people...leaving many people at risk for tooth decay. The problem is especially...In treating people with dry mouth, Watson will sometimes speak...has been suffering from dry mouth for several years as a ...

Article: Drug for dry mouth nears FDA approval. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  January 21, 1994 ;     265 words ...A promising new drug to treat dry mouth is nearing federal approval. The drug, Pilocarpine...Detroit's Harper Hospital. He directs the hospital's new dry mouth clinic and has been involved in tests of the drug. Dry mouth, or xerostomia, the medical term for the problem...Women outnumber ...