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Time to talk about dry mouth? Dry mouth is an increasingly common condition, primarily related to disease and medication use. In fact more than 400 medicines can cause dry mouth1 and the prevalence is directly related to the total number of drugs taken.2 Ask your patient Some patients develop advanced coping strategies for dealing with dry mouth, unaware that there are products available that can help to alleviate the symptoms, like the biotène system. Diagnosis may also be complicated by the fact physical symptoms of dry mouth may not occur until salivary flow has been reduced by 50%.3 Diagnosing dry mouth Four key questions have been validated to help determine the subjective evaluation of a patient’s dry mouth:4 1 Do you have any difficulty swallowing? 2 Does your mouth feel dry when eating a meal? 3 Do you sip liquids to aid in swallowing dry food? 4 Does the amount of saliva in your mouth seem to be too little, too much or you do not notice? Clinical evaluations can also help to pick up on the condition, in particular: mucosa and tongue. If it adheres to the tissues, then salivary secretion may be reduced the mouth? If no, salivary rates may be abnormal unusual sites, e.g. incisal, cuspal and cervical caries. Consequences of unmanaged dry mouth include caries, halitosis and oral infections. Saliva’s natural defences Saliva’s natural defences contain a mixture of proteins and enzymes, each of which plays a specific role:5 Protein: essential for bacterial growth. Enzymes: antimicrobial agent. The biotène patented salivary LP3 enzyme system The biotène formulation supplements natural saliva, providing some of the missing salivary enzymes and proteins in patients with xerostomia and hyposalivation to replenish dry mouths. The biotène system allows patients to choose the right product to fit in with their lifestyles: The range is specifically formulated for the sensitive mucosa of the dry mouth patient: The biotène formulation: against dry mouth weakened in a dry mouth. GSK welcomes biotène to its oral care family leaders in dry mouth treatment 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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