A male reader has been suffering from what appears to be excess saliva in the roof of his mouth, primarily behind his two front teeth, for well over a year now.  As a result, this part of his mouth is very sore: “I have a constant lip sore and little ulcers on my tongue.  Also, my tongue has a very pronounced crack right down the middle.”  His doctor has no idea what the problem is and has referred him to a number of specialists, but no one has been able to come up with an answer.  Blood tests have revealed nothing and his dentist has assured him it is not a dental problem. Can any readers help?  Could the drugs he is taking – lansoprazole for a digestive problem and a statin for raised blood pressure – have anything to do with the problem?

According to Claire, drugs could indeed be at the root of the problem. “Statins have extremely serious side effects, and among the less lethal ones is a change in saliva flow,” she points out. However, only by stopping the drugs and opting for alternative treatments – such as homeopathy and naturopathy – will you be able to establish whether they are the real cause, says Claire. She also suggests consulting a holistic, mercury-free dentist to find out if the symptoms could be related to mercury toxicity from amalgam fillings. If so, homeopathy or replacement of the mercury fillings can resolve the problem. Visit www.mercuryfreedentistry.org.uk to find a specialist dentist in your area, she advises.

Other readers agree that you should look for natural alternatives to the drugs you are taking, but Jack reckons the solution is much simpler. “It is possible that this gentleman had an irritation behind his two front teeth and as a consequence constantly palpated the area with the tip of his tongue in an effort to remove the irritant,” he says. “This would result in excess salivation in the area and wearing away of the sensitive cells on the tip of his tongue, which would eventually split. These cells are constantly eroded, which is natural, but would eventually become a chronic problem and the cells would not have enough time to replicate before more damage was done. I suggest that the gentleman observe what he is doing in the area, which would help him to alter the pattern. Keeping something in his mouth to divert his habit could help.”

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Only trying alternatives like homeopathy or naturopathy for the high blood pressure and the digestive problem can establish whether the drugs are to blame. Statins have extremely serious side effects, and among the less lethal ones is change in saliva flow (although most people on statins seem to get the opposite, a dry mouth, these two syndromes are two sides of the same coin).

It is possible that this gentleman had an irritation of behind his two front teeth and as a consequence constantly palpated the area with the tip of his tongue in an effort to remove the irritant. This would result in excess salivation in the area and wearing away of the sensitive cells on the tip of his tongue which would eventualy split. These cells are constantly eroded, and this is natural, but this would eventualy become a chronic problem and the cells would not have enough time to replicate before more damage was done. I suggest that the gentleman observe what he is doing in the area, which would help him to alter the pattern. Keeping something in his mouth with which to divert his habit could help.I hope this helps

Jack Smith

Registered Craniosacral Therapist.

have you not thought of trying a natrual way of aiding your digestion , for 16yrs i have been unable to eat eggs ,nuts, and other hard to digest foods since taking manuka honey +10 for just a few weeks i can eat up to 3 eggs a week my digestion has been so much better. good luck.

                          regards tina 

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Whilst at the dentists recently for a check up she was cleaning my bottom front teeth.  I asked why calcification seems to gather there and she replied that the main saliva glands are behind these front bottom teeth.

 This could account for why the problem is in that area.  Something is obviously making his saliva glands work overtime.  Side effects from drugs is the first thing I would think of and would seek out a homeopathic practitioner.

Try this: cleanse the mouth with a watered-down mixture of apple cider vinger (4:1), with a little hydrogen peroxide added which should kill most bacteria. Take the hydrogen only occasionally. Take the nutrient CO-Q10 say at 100 mgs with each meal until cured then 100 mgs daily for maintenance. Best to purchase the dry capsule powders and add saturated fat. I purchase mine from www.iherb.com which is cheaper than purchasing here in the UK (keep purchases below £18.00 to avoid VAT). Remove, where possible all polyunsaturated and trans fats from the diet and ramp-down on carbohydrates (especially of the grain variety) then return to the traditional diet of steaks, stews, and fries, all with the fat, rather than processed foods, and watch his return to good health. If this sounds the opposite to what you have so far understood, this is due to the propaganda-impact of the food profiteerers! Trust me, I'm not a doctor, but I sure am in good health!

I certainly agree with trying to get off the dangerous prescription meds, if only to find out whether they're the problem.  It's worth getting off them, whether they're the problem or not.  If by any chance that doesn't help with the mouth problem, try the thing that finally helped me.  After more than a year of going from one doctor and dentist to another, getting no help, someone finally told me to find an oral pathologist at a major university school of dentistry.  I did, and the right lab work was finally done to get a real diagnosis instead of guesswork.  That's just a start - treatment is another problem.  But knowing the diagnosis is a huge help. 

I'm looking for advice on excess salivation. A young boy, disabled, has severe learning difficulties, is producing a lot of saliva continuously.  It just runs all the time. Any suggestions on treatments. He has tried usual drugs but they haven't worked and it's getting worse.  I don't know what other medication he is on but I imagine heavy stuff. 

Whoa, whoa let's not jump on the statins is bad bandwagon and get the poor guy off them immediately - Stopping statins may be dangerous and getting off them could kill him!

Sure statinsare not good for you, but go cold turkey and you could be dead shortly. Best goto your GP and see if you can stop taking the statins and then try analternative way instead of statins.

My backgroundis in dentistry for over 30 years and increased salvia doe not come from theroof of the mouth.

Your majorsalivary glands are located on the floor of the mouth behind your front teeth,on both sides of your mouth opposite the top molars, and through the floor ofyour mouth. 

They allsecrete saliva into your mouth, along with many tiny glands called minorsalivary glands in your lips, inner cheek area and in the linings of your mouthand throat.

An abundance of saliva is usually due to anirritant which makes me think that a possible cause may be due to the lansoprazole –that is if you’re using the oral tablets instead of swallowing capsules or theliquid mixture.

If you are using the oral tablets and letting them dissolve (or suckingon them) in the front part of your mouth, against the roof of your mouth, withyour tongue then you may be irritating this area of your mouth.

If you were my patient I’d recommend you either stop taking thelansoprazole or swallow them whole to see if your oral condition clears up.

The best to you,

Jerry 

 

 

I had very similar problems a couple of years ago.  I took folic acid and the symptoms completely disappeared never to return.