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Why Do I Have Dry Mouth At Night?

I have such a dry mouth at night ; even with my mouth closed. When I wake up, I have a crusty substance on the outside of my mouth. I never have crust any other time, but chew gun often because i have a dry mouth during the day What causes the crust? I would really appreciate your help. Thank you.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the dryness in the night time is common since the salivary gland will not be getting stimulated during sleep. the crust could be because of the dryness or decreased vertical dimension of upper and lower teeth or herpetic infection. consult a oral physician to rule out all these things. for dryness you can drink lot of water, keep sipping water. you can also use artificial salivary substitutes like wet mouth gel. i hope my answer will help you. take care.
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Why Do I Have Dry Mouth At Night?

thanks for your query, i have gone through your query. the dryness in the night time is common since the salivary gland will not be getting stimulated during sleep. the crust could be because of the dryness or decreased vertical dimension of upper and lower teeth or herpetic infection. consult a oral physician to rule out all these things. for dryness you can drink lot of water, keep sipping water. you can also use artificial salivary substitutes like wet mouth gel. i hope my answer will help you. take care.