Missing teeth and dry mouth

Hi all,

I recently had dental issues and had a front tooth removed and I also have one molar missing (will get tooth implants for both within the next year). I have to remove my partial denture while I sleep. I’ve noticed just since my front tooth has been missing I’m getting major dry mouth. Even with taped lips and good numbers.

Has anyone experienced similar after losing teeth?

No experience with missing teeth, but you need to work on not having the air in your mouth in the first place.

First, can you breathe through your nose only when you are awake? (I suspect you can if you can tape!)
If so, try this test: Put your tongue on the roof of your mouth, up behind your front teeth. Now pinch your nose closed and see if you can get air in and out through your mouth with your tongue in that position. You can open your lips, but keep your tongue in that position.

If yes, then you aren't sealing off the back of the throat from your mouth, and you may not be able to solve this problem.
But if you cannot move air in or out, it means you can seal it off. Now you just have to train yourself to do it (and the good news is that if you are successful you may not need to tape anymore.

Practice all day by keeping your tongue in that position whenever you are not talking or eating. A few day's worth of practice may help it carry over to nighttime when you are asleep.

It's probably not a good idea to have the air flowing through your mouth when you have healing sockets from tooth extractions, anyway. Hope this helps.

Only if I have a slight relaxation to my tongue does it come out. But I didn’t have this issue before I lost the front tooth and I’ve been using cpap since 2019 with rarely an issue.

Your tongue is not used to the space yet.
Once your mouth gets used to its new geometry, it will settle down.
I know a lot about tongues . . .