On a hot day or after a bad night of sleep, we have all had dry mouths. Usually, a few glasses of water will help. But when the dryness lasts for days, even after drinking enough fluids, individuals ...

Aylin Baysan is the third inventor of an ozone delivery system for the management of root caries. She is co-recipient of a Life Science Initiative Award of £50,000 to work on a novel bioactive ...

Taping your mouth shut while sleeping might not sound appealing. But its proponents claim a vast array of benefits, from alleviating respiratory conditions to better-smelling breath and even a more ...

I have terrible dry mouth all the time. I drink water constantly but that doesn't help for long. What could be wrong with me? Dr Philippa Kaye answers: A dry mouth could be a sign of anything from ...

Mouthwash is an adjunct to, not a replacement for, brushing and flossing, as recommended by the American Dental Association. Therapeutic mouthwashes contain active ingredients like sodium fluoride ...

Health officials in the mid-Atlantic region have recently reported a rise in hand, foot and mouth disease, or HFMD. What is hand, foot and mouth disease, and what causes it? How is it spread? What are ...

Back in January of 1919, the Eighteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. Authored by U.S. Sen. Morris Sheppard of Texarkana, the amendment banned the manufacture, sale or ...

If you use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), you may breathe better at night. But you may also have dry mouth in the morning. Dry mouth is a ...

An electron microscope image showing clumps of Streptococcus mutans, strains of which are the dominant cavity-causing bacteria in humans. The bacteria form clumps after producing and secreting a ...

You might be familiar with dry mouth from partaking in a certain kind of recreational substance (or you might not be, we're not judging), but the condition can actually have verifiable medical causes.