Effects of Dry Mouth
When your mouth makes little or no saliva, it affects more than just your thirst. Saliva helps you taste and digest what you eat and drink. It flushes food particles from your teeth and reduces the acids that cause tooth decay.
Reviewed by Michael Friedman, DDS on November 01, 2015
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