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My dry mouth is all of the time. I can't know because I am sleep, but never heard comments of mouth open sleeping. Mouth rinses only work five min or less. Dentist is baffled! I go every six month except past two years broke a tooth I'm between and had to go back. I can't make enough saliva to keep teeth healthy. Dentist says I can see you take great care of teeth so I cannot understand why you have so many problems. Even sleep with guard to protect teeth from excess wear on right side. Just read about a flouride mix Dr can prescribe. Will ask tomorrow when I go in for repair on broken tooth. Thanks all for support and suggestions!
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You may have either slight muscle degeneration which you haven't yet noticed in and around the glands in your mouth (which i believe are directly under the front of the tongue) and this is in some way pinching/inhibiting their normal operation, or you may have have nerve issues which are controlling those glands. Although I personally have not suffered from the dry mouth I have lost a lot of the tissue and muscle directly under the left side of my tongue so I suppose that could be one more problem I have to look forward to in the future... Anyways i would definitely see a neurologist because if you dont think you've lost any of the physical structure surrounding your ENT then i believe it has to be neurological. Just my opinion.
I will pray for you though and I can promise you that there's a lot of power in prayer! Other than that, I recommend sucking on something throughout the day (mints, cough-drops, etc.) to try and keep the glands in your mouth more active and combat the dryness. Hang in there, May GOD bless.
Elimpert96