Home treatment for a dry mouth
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Home treatment for a dry mouth
Home treatment may help relieve symptoms of a dry mouth.
- Take frequent sips of liquid throughout the day. Water is best.
- Use ice chips and sugar-free items such as gum, hard candy and suckers, frozen fruit juices, and soft drinks. They will help keep your mouth moist without promoting tooth decay.
- Eat and drink tart foods and liquids, such as lemonade, sugar-free sour candies, and dill pickles, to help stimulate the flow of saliva.
- Add extra liquid to foods to make them easier to chew and swallow. Drink water with meals.
- Avoid caffeinated beverages, tobacco, and alcohol, all of which increase dryness in your mouth.
- Use nonprescription saliva substitutes that you can buy at a pharmacy.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Steven K. Patterson, BSc, DDS, MPH - Dentist |
| Last Updated | September 26, 2008 |
| Last updated: | September 26, 2008 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Steven K. Patterson, BSc, DDS, MPH - Dentist |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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