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Excessive and sour saliva with myasthenia gravis patient. what can cause it? and how to treat?

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Saliva saliva saliva: It is not uncommon with mg that the cause for seemingly excessive saliva is actually related to incomplete or inadequate clearing of saliva which is likely because of the effects mg has on muscle function.

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Answered 12/7/2013

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