Excessive salivation and oral hygience

My father experienced excessive salivation since mid 2007. The condition got worst subsequently to the extent that he has to use a container as spittoon as he feels tired walking to and fro the bathroom every 10 minutes to spit and clean his mouth. He mentioned that the discharge had foul smell that he refused to swallow. He was also afraid that by swallowing the “smelly” saliva, he will get stomachache.

This condition lasted for several months. Suspecting it could be related to lung problems, my mom brought him to the specialist for chest x-ray. It turned out that the lungs were cleared. The doctor prescribed mucosolven to relieve his symptom.

However, the medicine did not seem to help much. My father mentioned that the saliva oozed out from the gum. So I decided to bring him to see a dentist instead. The dentist told me that my father has mild periodontitis (a gum disease). He wanted my father to maintain good oral hygiene by using antiseptic mouth rinse and a special toothpaste for the gum.

My father did more than what the dentist told him. He gargled with salt water in the mornings and after each meal in additional to using the tooth paste and antiseptic mouth rinse at night. He diligently followed these steps and meticulously observed how the mouth rinse and the tooth paste worked on him.

He reported to me that he could feel a protective layer covering his tooth after using the toothpaste. By using the antiseptic mouth rinse, the foul smell went away too!

After six months of hard work, all his efforts paid off! His condition improved tremendously and no longer experienced the smelly discharge.