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What Causes Excess Productivity Of Saliva?

hello dr. i'm 12 yo female, overweight working on it and 5 ft 4. i was wondering. some of my friends have overproductive saliva. i mean, when they talk, they spit everywhere. i was wondering, what are the symptoms and how to know if you have it. and can you cure it. my friends are healthy so i don't see any diseases. is it just genetic?
Wed, 25 Jun 2014
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Thanks for your query, i have gone through your query.
The increased saliva in the mouth could be because of two reasons one is excessive secretion by the glands, other reason could be impaired swallowing threshold. the increased salivary secretion can be seen in case of liver disorders, mouth ulcers, or any infection in the oral cavity, drugs like pilocarpine, clonazepam can cause increased salivation.
you have to rule out all these causes. consult a oral physician and get yourself examined to rule out these things. you have to swallow the saliva instead of spitting. try to make it a habit of swallowing instead of trying drugs. Because drugs that reduces the salivary secretion have lot of disadvantages.
i hope my answer will help you. take care.
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What Causes Excess Productivity Of Saliva?

Thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. The increased saliva in the mouth could be because of two reasons one is excessive secretion by the glands, other reason could be impaired swallowing threshold. the increased salivary secretion can be seen in case of liver disorders, mouth ulcers, or any infection in the oral cavity, drugs like pilocarpine, clonazepam can cause increased salivation. you have to rule out all these causes. consult a oral physician and get yourself examined to rule out these things. you have to swallow the saliva instead of spitting. try to make it a habit of swallowing instead of trying drugs. Because drugs that reduces the salivary secretion have lot of disadvantages. i hope my answer will help you. take care.