As I have been living without my salavia glands for some years now (loss due to surgery on jaws and illness) I have come to know first hand how much value they give to our bodies. (It's funny those little things can keep things running smoothly that they go just about unnoticed, unappreciated and undervalued. From the first real case of "dry mouth" -- that doesn't go away when the drugs wear off -- your sense of taste is disrupted.What I really want to leave with you is that not having these little glands can leave your body's immune system to all kinds of havoc. I almost died of pnuemonia 4 yrs. ago. Was in ICU for a month, with a trache tube down my throat, didn't eat, talk, move, drink...

As I have been living without my salavia glands for some years now (loss due to surgery on jaws and illness) I have come to know first hand how much value they give to our bodies. (It's funny those little things can keep things running smoothly that they go just about unnoticed, unappreciated and undervalued. From the first real case of "dry mouth" -- that doesn't go away when the drugs wear off -- your sense of taste is disrupted.What I really want to leave with you is that not having these little glands can leave your body's immune system to all kinds of havoc. I almost died of pnuemonia 4 yrs. ago. Was in ICU for a month, with a trache tube down my throat, didn't eat, talk, move, drink. I was on life support initially but was able to be gradually weaned off. This all came about due to my ignorance and the failure on the Oral Surgeon's part for not making me aware of the consequences of having no salavia glands. You have probably heard that a "human bite" is much worse than any animal's (just so long as it is not rabid). I carry a bottle of water with me wherever I go. Sometimes I awake in the morning with the Sahara desert living in my mouth. It is difficult to talk as my mouth goes dry so fast that I have trouble forming words and being understood. This is serious stuff here. While there are products made for the person who does have this issue, e.g., gel toothpaste, mouthwash, oral gel & a sugarless gum , you can't make up for the 2 - 3 pints of liquid that normally comes from the salavia glands everyday.
If this is a concern for you, get yourself immediately to a specialist (e.g., Oral Surgeon) for an evaluation. Then there is the Sjogrens factor -- a rheumatoid arthritis specialist is needed to test you for this.
Good Luck!!! We all need that!!