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Dr. Goodman discusses causes and symptoms of dry mouth, a common affliction that plagues a large number of patients. By evaluating a patient's teeth, gums, and medical history Dr. Goodman can determine the best course of action to take for treatment. Our dentist and his team places the utmost importance on hygiene and optimal oral health, so patients' smiles can last a lifetime.
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We see a lot of dry mouth from folks that have been on various types of
medication. Maybe they've had cancer, and they've had chemotherapy or
they've had radiation treatment. The long-term effects of those types of
procedures and medications can be pretty severe.
So one of the things that we try to evaluate and ask, of course, with their
health history is did they experience dry mouth. We have to evaluate all
their medications very carefully, and then e do have some suggestions for
that. We have various rinses. We have various toothpastes, which can help
ease the effects in dealing with dry mouth.
It can be quite painful, too, for some people. Their saliva production
shuts down due to the effects of medication. The saliva is our protection.
It's our body's way of buffering the effects of acid. It's sort of our own
internal car wash. It cleans our teeth. It helps keep the plaque down. So
when those defenses are shut down from medication or from various
treatments, it's important that we help offer some solutions for those
things, too.
