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What Causes Excessive Salivation?

Producing more that usual saliva my daughter has Crohn;s disease and have had a really rough time. Her disease is not in remission at this time. The disease is very hard on her each day but the past four days her mouth is salivating more than usual and we have no idea what is causing it or how to make it stop. she is on the same list of medications and have been since she was officially diagnosed in December 2016 (nothing new added). My question is: What causes heavy saliva production and how can I prevent this? Is it dangerous? Thank you for your input.
Fri, 28 Aug 2020
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Hi,

As per your complain excessive saliva production or hyper-salivation can be felt in 2 cases:
1. Due to increased production.
2. Due to reduced swallowing.

Saliva overproduction can occur due to a number of common causes like oral and throat infections, oral ulcers, acid reflux, excess starch consumption, side effect of medication like Clonazepam, Pilocarpine, Ketamine etc, toxin exposure, serotonin syndrome etc. Decreased swallowing can occur due to throat pain caused by infection, tonsillitis, nerve damage etc.

You should consult an oral physician and get evaluated and a thorough checkup will help in confirming the cause and treatment of the cause will solve the problem. As of now she can frequently use mouthwash and brushing teeth as it has a drying effect in mouth.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora, Dentist
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What Causes Excessive Salivation?

Hi, As per your complain excessive saliva production or hyper-salivation can be felt in 2 cases: 1. Due to increased production. 2. Due to reduced swallowing. Saliva overproduction can occur due to a number of common causes like oral and throat infections, oral ulcers, acid reflux, excess starch consumption, side effect of medication like Clonazepam, Pilocarpine, Ketamine etc, toxin exposure, serotonin syndrome etc. Decreased swallowing can occur due to throat pain caused by infection, tonsillitis, nerve damage etc. You should consult an oral physician and get evaluated and a thorough checkup will help in confirming the cause and treatment of the cause will solve the problem. As of now she can frequently use mouthwash and brushing teeth as it has a drying effect in mouth. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora, Dentist