My mother had a lot of radiation and chemo treatments for a squamous cell cancer in her neck. She now has little to no saliva production and we are desperate to change that. Is there a synthetic saliva with enzymes that would help her eat? Or any procedures to stimulate salivary production?
Hello tanks for consulting at Chat Doctor.some artificial saliva are,artificial saliva (OTC) - Oasis, Aural, Salvatore, Capitol, Aliments.in addition to that u could TK front sips of water, non sugar chewing gums,take lemon paper mints.etc. Keep your oral hygiene good, BCZ of less saliva, will cause dental caries.use fluoridated tooth past if possible.hope it helps.TC