DRY MOUTH – (XEROSTOMIA)

Saliva is essential to oral health. The most obvious and important function of saliva is in eating, for taste and to lubricate food helping in swallowing, and protect the mucosa, gums and teeth. Saliva is also essential for normal taste perception. Dry mouth is a feeling of abnormal dryness in the mouth, often caused by a decrease in the saliva production.