Posted by Emily Elizabeth on May 24, 2005, at 23:09:30
In reply to Re: How do you fight Dry Mouth? (mouthwash/ gum), posted by Questionmark on May 24, 2005, at 16:09:03
For what it is worth, my dentist told me to chew sugarless gum to help w/ dry mouth, so she didn't seem to think it was a problem.
Also, I read on the packaging that biotene doesn't get rid of the dry mouth itself, but the bacteria associated w/ it. I've tried both the mouthwash and the toothpaste and I like the toothpaste MUCH better. Better taste and more pleasant in general.
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> i bought a thing of Biotene mouthwash due to drymouth from Nardil and it doesn't really seem to help at all. This is a really annoying problem for me too so i hope i can find something helpful.
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> Also, they say sucking on sugar-free candy (what? no thank you) or chewing sugar free gum is helpful. i think the latter would be really good, except that i think i might have read something awhile back about how chewing gum (even sugar-free) a lot is bad for your enamel (i think it was enamel) because the constant chewing eventually wears away at it.
> But i'm not sure if i really did read this or if i'm just confusing it with something else. Ah my stupid memory.
> Anyway does anyone have any knowledge or educated/insightful opinions on whether or not chewing sugar-free gum can be bad for your teeth at all?
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