Highlands Ranch and Denver Dentists…“Dry Mouth” Destruction- Xerostomia for Dental Patients in Highlands Ranch Colorado
“Dry Mouth” Destruction- Xerostomia Dental Patients in Highlands Ranch
Over the past several years our Highlands Ranch and Denver dentists have noticed an increase in the number of dental patients who have a “complaint of dry mouth” and we are seeing the devastating effects on their oral health. Dentists term this “xerostomia”, which literally means dry mouth. Its causes are many and its consequences can include rampant decay and gum disease.
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What are Denver dentists are seeing that concerns us
What we are seeing that concerns us is in the last few months, several of our dental patients have come into the office with rampant decay and gum disease. In one of our Dental Patients, the decay had become so significant that extracting many teeth was our only option. In a new Dental Patient, decay had worked its way down the root surface and under a crown that had been done only a few years ago. In another Denture Patient who wears dentures, sore spots and lack of fit had become very bothersome. This problem is not new, it is a problem that every dentist understands but patients may or may not be aware of the devastating effects on oral health. Dentists see it as a problem that is worsening as patients in general are keeping their natural teeth for a much longer period of time and also are living longer. As we will discuss later, age and prescriptions can be the two main culprits for causing xerostomia.
