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What Causes Thick, Yellowish Saliva With Unpleasant Taste?
I've been having thick saliva specially in the mornings, if I don't get up and brush my teeth or if I sleep longer than usual I end up having a headache. The saliva is thick, yellowish and thou it has no odor it has an unpleasant taste. I drink plenty of water, I don't smoke and have no chronic disease I know of. i'm 35 and weight around 120.
Tue, 1 Jul 2014
hi ... thick saliva with odor shows you have unhealthy oral hygiene , so have once oral prophylaxis treatment done . start using mouth wash and floss. if any decay is there then fill it as decay is source of infection . even then you are not satisfied then have saliva screening done visit near by oral medicine doctor. this will surely help you ...
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