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What Causes Dry Mouth And Raw Lips While Having Plaque Inside Teeth?

Hi...The last few days I noticed I had dry mouth ..then that went away and turned into sticky gooey raw lips ( the inside of my lips). It comes and goes throughout the day..It's not painful. And it seems to be subsiding a little bit everyday. .but have no idea what this is .only thing I think it might be is either some kind of bacterial infection or I do have a little bit of plaque on my bottom inside of teeth...not sure if that can be this cause
Tue, 20 Oct 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

As per your complain you had inflammation of the oral mucosa secondary to dry mouth and raw lips are due to inflammation itself and sticky feeling is also due to the mucous content of saliva due to lack of watery flow..
The cause of dry mouth can be side effect of certain medications, oral infections like thrush, salivary gland disorders, autoimmune diseases like Sjogrens syndrome, nerve damage etc but plaque on teeth is not the cause of it..

I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and he will rule out the exact cause of the dry mouth and treat you accordingly..

As of now you can suck sugarfree chewing gums for increasing saliva flow..
Drink plenty of water..
saliva substitutes Containing methyl cellulose can be instilled in mouth for lubrication..
Do cold water rinses for reducing inflammation..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Dry Mouth And Raw Lips While Having Plaque Inside Teeth?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. As per your complain you had inflammation of the oral mucosa secondary to dry mouth and raw lips are due to inflammation itself and sticky feeling is also due to the mucous content of saliva due to lack of watery flow.. The cause of dry mouth can be side effect of certain medications, oral infections like thrush, salivary gland disorders, autoimmune diseases like Sjogrens syndrome, nerve damage etc but plaque on teeth is not the cause of it.. I would suggest you to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and he will rule out the exact cause of the dry mouth and treat you accordingly.. As of now you can suck sugarfree chewing gums for increasing saliva flow.. Drink plenty of water.. saliva substitutes Containing methyl cellulose can be instilled in mouth for lubrication.. Do cold water rinses for reducing inflammation.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.