Persistent dry mouth may be a sign of inflammation in your respiratory system. Learn how this connection works and how to ...

Sjogren's syndrome usually occurs in women in their 50s and 60s. According to the 2023 data, 15,818 patients, or more than ...

Pseudo-Xerostomia — Patients feel dry despite normal saliva flow, often due to nerve damage, anxiety or microbiome imbalances ...

Scientists have identified tricellulin loss as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren's syndrome, and successfully reversed ...

Dr. Niessen discusses the ways seasonal allergies can impact oral health, and how to protect your teeth and gums while ...

“Our initial hypothesis was that the synthetic gums would have a lot more microplastics because the base is a type of plastic ...

The researchers' analysis revealed that the lion's share of the microplastics were released from the gum in the first two minutes of chewing—thanks to the mechanical action, rather than the enzymatic ...

A significant discovery has identified a missing "gatekeeper" protein as the root cause of dry mouth in Sjögren's syndrome — ...

Lea Anne Haney, a dental hygienist at Northeast Delta Dental, has soldiered on the front lines of mouth care for 45 years, using her gloved fingers, dental tools and jets of water to clean teeth and ...

Gum is made of plastic, and chewing both synthetic and natural gums could release microplastics into your mouth, according to a new study.