10 Xerostomia Symptoms
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Bad Breath and Infection
Saliva is produced by the body to remove microbes and food particles that cause bad odors. Without it, these particles may linger, which is why xerostomia may lead to halitosis or bad breath.6‘Update Knowledge Of Dry Mouth- A Guideline For Dentists.’ Mohammed Alsakran Altamimi. African health sciences, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4209628/
Saliva also helps protect gums and teeth from infection by preventing an imbalance of microbes that naturally live in the mouth. Repeated bouts of gum disease or signs of tooth decay may be due to mouth flora imbalance caused by xerostomia.
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