What is Dry Mouth? | What Causes Dry Mouth? | Treatment for Dry Mouth | Keep Your Mouth Healthy | FAQs
People get dry mouth when the glands in the mouth that make saliva are not working properly. Because of this, there might not be enough saliva to keep your mouth wet. There are several reasons why these glands, called salivary glands, might not work right.
More than 400 medicines, including some over-the-counter medications, can cause the salivary glands to make less saliva, or to change the composition of the saliva so that it can't perform the functions it should. As an example, medicines for urinary incontinence, allergies, high blood pressure, and depression often cause dry mouth.
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