Don’t Let Dry Mouth Ruin Your Beautiful Smile

We Can Help You Keep Your Mouth Healthy

People are living longer and healthier lives. We see this in their dental health. Long gone are the assumptions that people will lose teeth as they age. That simply doesn’t have to be true. What is true is that your overall health, including your teeth, need to be a focus. Eating healthy, exercising, and taking care of your body is important to help ward off the illnesses and conditions that are associated with (but not limited to) aging. Poor dental health may also be associated with serious medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, pneumonia and other health problems common in older adults. While certain medications and health problems may affect your dental health by causing dry mouth, which may result in extensive decay.

Dry mouth is more common than you think. 3 out of 5 adult patients that we see in our office, suffer from dry mouth. Common causes of dry mouth are alcohol consumption, amphetamine use, chemotherapy, radiation to head and neck, HIV/AIDS, prescription medications, Mouth breathing, Pain medications, tobacco use and many more.

More than 500 medications cause dry mouth, from antibiotics, antidepressants, decongestants, diuretics, muscle relaxants, antipsychotic drugs, and blood pressure drugs.

We can help you treat dry mouth. There is a new treatment for dry mouth that is called SalivaMAX. It is a supersaturated calcium phosphate powder that when dissoved in water, creates a solution with a high concentration of electrolytes (ions) similar to that of natural saliva. SalivaMAX is an artificial saliva that is used to relieve acute and chronic forms of Dry mouth. It is clinically proven to reduce dry mouth due to medications, salivary disfunction, Sjogrens syndrome. SalivaMAX is intended to moisten, lubricate and clean the oral cavity including the tongue, mouth and throat.

If you have dry mouth, this is a great solution for you. Call our office and we can evaluate if SalivaMAX is indicated for your condition. SalivaMAX is a prescription medication that can help restore your oral health and prevent decay and further destruction of your beautiful smile. It is easy to use and is the first of a new generation of dry mouth solution. Call Dr. Chanin today to determine if SalivaMAX is right for you.