Persistent dry mouth, beyond simple thirst, stems from multiple factors including medications, health conditions, and ...

Dry mouth, or xerostomia, occurs when there is not enough saliva (or "spit") to lubricate the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. Saliva is critical for chewing, swallowing, digestion, protecting ...

You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we're not judging), but the condition can actually have verifiable medical causes.

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers compared the in vitro lubrication performance of a patented microgel-based aqueous hydrogel lubricant formulation in its dairy and vegan ...

There’s the dryness. Slight stickiness. Oh yes, and the bad breath too. Colloquially known as morning mouth, it’s all too familiar to many of us. When we sleep at night, the salivary glands in our ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 73-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). I pretty much have it under control with medication, but I am still not able to do a whole lot, as I feel ...

Dry mouth, loss of taste, olfactory dysfunction, or a combination of these symptoms may be the sole or initial signs of COVID-19, according to a new study published on September 15 in the American ...

Anecdotal reports and a case series suggest that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonists may in some cases lead to underproduction of saliva and a dry mouth. (Photo: Getty) People have been mouthing ...

Anyone who bites into a big chunk of garlic bread knows that less-than-fresh breath is a likely outcome of such an indulgence. But for some people, halitosis, otherwise known as bad breath, is ...