It may not be found at ordinary times, but when you have a fever and feel thirsty, you will realize that saliva is important. It can moisturize and clean the mouth, assist in swallowing and digestion; there is saliva in the mouth, the teeth are not easy to attach plaque If you have long-term dry mouth and can't relieve effectively, you should go to the dentistry department for examination. The leading deputy chief physician of Department of Stomatology at Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, introduced the following reasons: point:
1. Fungal infections: This is a common cause of dry mouth, some people wear dentures for a long time, it is easy to fungal infections, mainly in Candida albicans infection, you can remove the dentures, scrape a few in the side of the oral mucosa, smear Check the microscope or check the saliva culture to confirm whether there is a fungal infection. If there is a fungal infection, then the corresponding antifungal drugs can be cured.
2. Drugs: The use of anticholinergic agents or certain antihypertensive drugs can reduce the secretion of saliva and cause dry mouth. At this time, it is necessary to ask the doctor to ask about the history of the drug, so as to determine what kind of drug causes dry mouth, withdrawal or dressing. The dry phenomenon will ease.
3. Bad habits: For adenoid hypertrophy, there will be bad habits of mouth breathing, resulting in excessive saliva consumption caused by dry mouth.
4. Systemic metabolic diseases: Diabetic patients themselves have problems with metabolism, so they may also cause dry mouth.
5. Nasopharyngeal or other facial tumors: After receiving radiotherapy, these patients will cause substantial atrophy of parotid cells, resulting in reduced salivary secretion.
Sjogren's syndrome: Sjogren's syndrome is not only a disease in the dentistry. It is an autoimmune disease. It needs a multidisciplinary department of dentistry, ophthalmology, and rheumatology to determine the disease. The disease currently has no good measures for prevention and treatment. Eat solid foods that cannot be swallowed and need to be delivered with water. Eye dryness, swelling of parotid glands, arthritis, vasculitis and other symptoms.
Usually when the dentist examines the oral cavity, the doctor will first observe whether the oral mucous membranes are dry and whether there is a typical fungal papillae atrophy. The salivary flow test is also used to determine if there is a problem with salivary secretion. In addition to radiotherapy and Sjogren's syndrome Dryness is a problem in the secretion of salivary glands. The rest can be treated for the cause. For dry mouth caused by Sjogren's syndrome, you can drink plenty of water, pay attention to oral cleaning, avoid oral problems such as secondary fungal infections, and even severe cases require the use of artificial saliva. Or drugs that promote salivary secretion. ▲
Experts interviewed: Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Stomatology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University
