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The 11 pages that link to Xerostomia, each with the reason it gives.

• Oral hygieneRelated: Dryness can raise decay risk and call for adapted preventive care.

• Salivary glandRelated: Impaired gland output or altered sensation can make eating and speaking difficult.

• Oral candidiasisRelated: Dry mouth can remove a natural barrier against Candida overgrowth.

• PilocarpineRelated: Oral pilocarpine can stimulate saliva in people with persistent dryness.

• HypogeusiaRelated: Reduced saliva can interfere with dissolving and delivering tastants to receptors.

• Bodily secretionsRelated: Reduced salivary secretion can impair speaking, swallowing, oral health, and taste.

• Digestive System and Oral Physiological PhenomenaRelated: Reduced saliva can impair oral comfort, swallowing, and early digestion.

• Throat lozengeRelated: Nonmedicated lozenges can stimulate saliva and relieve mild mouth dryness.