A decrease in saliva that causes dry mouth. It may be caused by disease, radiation treatments or certain medications.
Decreased salivary secretion that produces a dry and sometimes burning sensation of the oral mucosa and/or cervical caries.
The technical term for dry mouth.
A decrease in the production of saliva resulting in a dry mouth
dry mouth condition; can be caused by a number of things, including rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, kidney failure, infection with HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), drugs used to treat depression, and radiation treatment for mouth or throat cancer.
Dry mouth or decrease in the production of saliva.
Dry mouth. It occurs when the body is not able to make enough saliva.
A temporary reduction in the production of saliva.
Xerostomia is the medical term for a dry mouth due to a lack of saliva. Xerostomia is sometimes colloquially called pasties or cottonmouth.