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Suggest Treatment For Dry Mouth During The Night

My mouth is so dry at night that it wakes me up and I have to suck inside my mouth to collect saliva. During the day if I try to carry on a conversation, my voice gets raspy. I gargle with biotene every night. I have a deviated septum and wonder if that is causing my problems?
Wed, 5 Nov 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
As far as the dryness in the mouth is considered during sleep is quite normal. It is bacause of the lack of salivary secretion during sleep since there will not be any stimulus for salivary secretion unlike during day time. The other possible cause can be secondary to stone in the salivary gland or ducts. Nothing to be panic, if the dryness is too much you can use artificial salivary substitute like carboxy methyl cellulose(wet mouth gel), this can be applied over the cheek region that stimulates and produces saliva.
But you need to consult a oral physician and take a opinion to rule out any other problems like stones in the salivary glands.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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Suggest Treatment For Dry Mouth During The Night

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. As far as the dryness in the mouth is considered during sleep is quite normal. It is bacause of the lack of salivary secretion during sleep since there will not be any stimulus for salivary secretion unlike during day time. The other possible cause can be secondary to stone in the salivary gland or ducts. Nothing to be panic, if the dryness is too much you can use artificial salivary substitute like carboxy methyl cellulose(wet mouth gel), this can be applied over the cheek region that stimulates and produces saliva. But you need to consult a oral physician and take a opinion to rule out any other problems like stones in the salivary glands. I hope my answer will help you, take care.