Dental Insurance Plus, What is Dry Mouth.
Dry mouth is caused by a lack of saliva or a lack of saliva production by the salivary glands. Also if a person is a diabetic, the increase of sugar in their saliva leads to a decrease in the quantity of their saliva.
Saliva contributes to a natural cleaning of your teeth. People suffering for dry mouth can have other complications such a d dental caries, ulcers, fungal infections, it can also be harder to wear removable dentures and or partials.