Saliva Symptoms
Symptoms related to saliva may include reduced saliva (dry mouth, xerostomia) or increased saliva (drooling, hypersalivation). Note that drooling is a slightly different symptom from hypersalivation, as drooling is not always caused by increased saliva production. The amount of saliva
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Types
Types of saliva-related symptoms include:
Medical terminology includes:
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- Reflux: Reflux is the regurgitation of stomach contents into the mouth (acid reflux), usually along with a particular type of epigastric
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- Reduced Saliva: Reduced saliva in the mouth (reduced salivation) causes dry mouth, and it may be sudden and temporary, or a chronic
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- Dry Mouth: Dry Mouth can occur for various simple reasons or due to some complex diseases. Temporary dry mouth is normal in
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- Increased Saliva: Increased or excessive salivation in the mouth has a variety of causes. Related medical terms include hypersalivation, ptyalism, sialorrhea, and
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- Drooling: Drooling of saliva from the mouth is normal for a baby, but otherwise may indicate a disorder. Drooling is a
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Related Symptom Topics
Read more about these related symptoms:
- Reduced Saliva- Overview| Causes
- Dry Mouth- Overview
- Increased Saliva- Overview| Causes
- Drooling- Overview...
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