some people that i know who wears braces, i can see the spit building up in their mouth. is it because of the braces that they wear?
2006-10-23 16:15:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
Yes but only for a short time. Anytime you put something in your mouth your saliva glands start working to help break it down. But when they get used to the new objects in the mouth it will subside. I tell patients to suck on sugar free candy to help with the saliva issue- a couple of days and your mouth should be back to normal.
2006-10-24 07:05:30 · answer #1 · answered by Lady X 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I had them and it's a side effect. But, as your body gets used to having a foreign object in the mouth, the amount of saliva returns to normal.
2006-10-23 23:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by charley128 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sugar free gum gets rid of it (it absorbs it)...also the metal has less molecules so ur mouth creates water or saliva to stabalize.
2006-10-26 19:54:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're probably producing lots of saliva as protection against the braces cutting your lips/gums - it acts as lubricant so less cutting occurs
2006-10-23 23:23:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes
any foreign material in mouth secreates saliva
2006-10-23 23:25:11 · answer #5 · answered by david j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋