Re: Lots of biotene questions.

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 12/01/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 14:27:12 -0500

On 01 Dec 2004 13:22:04 -0500, steveo@syslang.net (Steven W. Orr)
wrote:

>I am a 50yo male in generally good health. I have slowly (over a
>period of years) developed a problem with my mouth getting dry at
>night.

I keep a glass of water closeby .......

Junk food makes me thirsty!

>
>I mentioned this to my dentist and was told to get biotene. I tried
>it last night for the first time and I think things were better last
>night than they were before. I hope to see improvements over the next
>week or so. I normally brush and floss every day and also brush my tongue.

Cool.

>
>But, I have questions about how Biotine works and the discussion I
>had with the customer service person was unsatisfactory. Since Usenet
>is the true fountain of all knowledge...

You chew it and it works. End of story.

>
>1. I have no diabetes or take any drugs that can cause dry mouth. I
> just recently upgraded to the new Sonicare Elite from my old
> Socicare brush.

Gee I am wondering about the dry mouth now .....

> Are standard toothpastes contributing to my
> problem? Also, the Elite model does foam up more because it is
> more vigorous.
>
>2. How do the enzymes in Biotine make my salivary glands work better
> at night?

I thought it was chewing gum?

Enzymes are not all that chewy.

> Is this "medicine" or is this just something that's
> inherently better that everyone should be using?

WAIT til I get some stock and then EVERYBo-o-o-o-o-o-Y needs it.

Joel

>
>3. If I brush 3 times a day, is there a difference between using my
> old toothpaste morning and noon and then using Biotine at night
> vs. using Biotine 3 times/day? Is one scenario better than another
> (other than for Biotine's botytom line)?
>
>4. Are all toothpastes that foam up contributing to the problem?
>
>5. Is it better to swallow Biotine than to spit it out? Why?
>
>If people can asnwer these questions I'd be very appreciative. I must
>admit that I get impatient with the medical industry going out of
>their way to not explain how their products work.
>
>Thanks :-)

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