{"id":823,"date":"2022-08-04T16:05:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-04T16:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/?p=823"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:26:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T10:26:10","slug":"excess-salivation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/2022\/08\/04\/excess-salivation\/","title":{"rendered":"Excess Salivation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Excess Salivation-your salivary glands produce more saliva than normal. If the extra saliva than normal begins to accumulate, it may begin to drip out of your mouth unintentionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nchildren and adults, drooling of saliva&nbsp;may be a sign of an underlying\ncondition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excess\nsalivation can be temporary or chronic depending on the cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Such as if you\u2019re having any infection in your\nmouth it may produce more saliva to help flush out the bacteria and infection. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excess\nsalivation stops once the infection or underlying cause has been successfully\ntreated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Constant hyper salivation can affects muscle control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What causes excess salivation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Temporary hyper salivation is\u00a0caused by dental cavities, infection,      gastroesophageal reflux, pregnancy, certain tranquilizers and      anticonvulsant drugs, exposure to toxins, such as mercury.<\/li><li>\u00a0In these cases, hyper salivation typically goes away after taking proper treatment and oral care. <\/li><li>Women who are pregnant having excess salivation typically see a decrease in symptoms after childbirth. <\/li><li>Constant hyper salivation is caused by chronic health conditions that affect muscle control. <\/li><li>When you have affected muscle control, it can affect your ability to swallow, which cause to saliva build-up. <\/li><li>This can result from: malocclusion, enlarged tongue, intellectual disability, facial nerve palsy, Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/li><li>If you left hypersalivation untreated, it can affect your ability to speak or swallow food and drink.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some\nhome remedies may be beneficial for temporary relief, but in chronic cases it\nrequires advanced treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certain\nmedications can help to decrease saliva formation. Glycopyrrolate is a common\nmedication. This drug blocks nerve impulses to the salivary glands so that they\nsecrete less saliva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Injections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your\ndoctor may give you&nbsp;botulinum toxin injection&nbsp;in case of &nbsp;hyper salivation is constant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Surgery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nsevere cases, it can be treated with surgery on the major salivary glands. They\nwill recommend you that the glands be removed completely or relocated so that\nthe saliva is released in the back of the mouth where it can be easily\nswallowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Radiation therapy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If surgery isn\u2019t a best option, your dentist may recommend radiation therapy on the major salivary glands. The radiation causes dry mouth by decreasing saliva secretion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/\">bestorthodontistbracespune.in<\/a> to know more.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excess Salivation-your salivary glands produce more saliva than normal. If the extra saliva than normal begins to accumulate, it may begin to drip out of your mouth unintentionally. In children and adults, drooling of saliva&nbsp;may be a sign of an underlying condition. Excess salivation can be temporary or chronic depending on the cause. &nbsp;Such as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/2022\/08\/04\/excess-salivation\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Excess Salivation&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":825,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions\/825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestorthodontistbracespune.in\/DeccanDentalBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}