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ORAL DROUGHT!!

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                DRY MOUTH (XEROSTOMIA) HI READERS, HOPE YOU ALL ARE DOING WELL. I have come up with another staggering  DENTAL BLOG in relation to  DRY MOUTH which is also called XEROSTOMIA(CHRONIC DRY MOUTH) which is more than inconvenience in our lives. DRY MOUTH happens with limited production of saliva/absence  owing to Physiological changes in the salivary glands in response to EXTERNAL FACTORS AND INTERNAL FACTORS. SALIVARY SIGNIFICANCE: SALIVA CONTAINS PROTEINS AND ENZYMES ESSENTIAL FOR LUBRICATION OF THE MOUTH. IT HELPS IN FLUSHING OUT BAD BACTERIA AND FOOD PARTICLES STUCK INSIDE THE MOUTH AND AROUND TEETH LEADING TO FORMATION OF PLAQUE (TARTAR) EXACERBATING THE ORAL HEALTH ISSUES. It’s a terrible experience in terms of ORAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. IMPORTANTLY ,THE EFFECT OF XEROSTOMIA CREATES  A BIG HAVOC MAINLY ON THE ORAL HEALTH TISSUES AND THEIR  HEALTHY FUNCTIONING.  ADVERSE EFFECTS ON ORAL HEALT...