Xerostomia treatment as per its nature is not desirable to be treated by intake of further drugs.
Determined systemic agents like immune-suppressors, pilocarpine or cevimeline stimulate the saliva but are often accompanied by a number of undesired side effects. All these agents, furthermore, are of limited success only.
The palliative local treatment of xerostomia includes humidifying
agents,
like pieces of ice or salivary substitutes. Also to wash out the mouth or
sip sour juices, especially lemon without sugar, or sour chewing gums.
A revision of the intake of medicine and avoiding the
most aggressive ones that affect the salivary secretion, such as those that
have anticolinergic effects.
Symptoms can be softly treated with no side effects. The specific product use during the oral hygiene procedure can help to solve the most unpleasant symptoms
-Caries
-Difficult speaking
-Difficult swallowing
-Burning sensation
-etc,...