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 ...

New Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) detections in Richmond and Ixopo have intensified concerns that the outbreak is nearing KwaZulu-Natal’s main dairy-production belt, including Creighton, Mooi River and ...

Do you wake up in the middle of the night and need to drink water? Or notice that your mouth constantly feels like it’s filled with cotton balls? You might have dry mouth (a.k.a. xerostomia), an oral ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Saliva is more than spit. It helps with chewing and swallowing, protects teeth and gums, and even has antimicrobial and digestive properties. However, certain conditions or medical treatments, such as ...