DRY MOUTH AND BAD BREATH
HALITOSIS AND DRY MOUTH OFTEN GO HAND-IN-HAND. DRY MOUTH IS POTENTIALLY A VERY BIG CONCERN AND CAN LEAD TO AGGRESSIVE DECAY.
SO WHAT DO YOU DO?
- GET TEETH CLEANED REGULARLY
- CHECK WITH DOCTOR TO SEE IF MEDICATIONS ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR
- A GOOD ELECTRONIC TOOTHBRUSH
- VARIOUS SPECIAL NON-ALCOHOL CONTAINING MOUTHWASHES
- DRY MOUTH PRODUCTS - DENTAL PRODUCTS DEVELOPED FOR THE DRY MOUTH SUFFERER
- FLUORIDE IN DELIVERY TRAYS, MI PASTE, ENAMELON GEL, HOME FLUORIDE
- AVOID CERTAIN LOZENGES
- HUMIDIFIERS
- DRINK MORE WATER - KEEP IT BEDSIDE
- RINSE REGULARLY
- XYLITOL CHEWING GUM AND LOZENGES
- LESS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, COFFEE, SOFT DRINKS
- CONSIDER A FLUORIDE DELIVERY TRAY
- HAVE AN EXAM FOR DETERMINATION OF POSSIBLE SLEEP APNEA OR SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING
