any long term effect from dry mouth??

MartyR · Post by **MartyR** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:48 pm

was wondering if any of you have ever had a dr. discuss if there are any bad effects of the "dry mouth" conditon.

before starting treatment, i was doing a lot of mouth breathing due to the apnea. I use a full face mask b/c my air pressure is set high that i am waking up in the morning with dry mouth that was just as bad...just for a differnet reason.

RipVW · Post by **RipVW** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:55 pm

I believe that one long-term effect of dry mouth is increased incidence of tooth decay. I'm sure some of our more knowledgeable folks will confirm or deny this, but I have heard this can be a problem.

sharon1965 · Post by **sharon1965** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:07 pm

yep, rip, this is what my hygenist tells me, too

WearyOne · Post by **WearyOne** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:13 pm

Ditto, Sharon, my dentist said the same.

snoregirl · Post by **snoregirl** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:04 pm

I also agree on the tooth decay. I hadn't had a cavity for 20 years and then I went on a medicine that caused dry mouth and got 2 filings in 6 months.
I am no longer on that medication but I still have the two new fillings and haven't had one since.

RosemaryB · Post by **RosemaryB** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:04 pm

I was on a medication that caused dry mouth and it also increased my tooth decay. The dentist said to use artificial saliva which is kind of like artificial tears for dry eye. Luckily, I didn't use the medication for very long, and I never used the artifical saliva.

papoose · Post by **papoose** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:48 pm

When I told my dentist that I was on CPAP therapy, he gave me a prescription for anticavity fluoride toothpaste and samples of anticavity rinse. I use the toothpaste at bedtime and have had no dental problems at all.

Country4ever · Post by **Country4ever** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:35 am

I had dry mouth for about 5 years because of a beta blocker I was taking. I didn't make the connection until I came off the medicine, and had all my spit back.
During that dry mouth time, I had problem after problem with what the ENT doc thought was yeast infections and even "hairy tongue". I think when your mouth is dry, it tends to be a target for yeast and bacteria overgrowth.
Have you ever tried Biotene? Its a toothpaste and mouthwash for dry mouth. There's also a med for dry mouth, but I don't think I'd use that.

MartyR · Post by **MartyR** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:42 am

[quote="papoose"]When I told my dentist that I was on CPAP therapy, he gave me a prescription for anticavity fluoride toothpaste and samples of anticavity rinse. I use the toothpaste at bedtime and have had no dental problems at all.

any long term effect from dry mouth??

any long term effect from dry mouth??

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