Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What's the role of saliva in cleansing teeth?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Fluid: Saliva doesn't necessarily have a role in cleaning your teeth. It would matter if you didn't have saliva while cleaning your teeth.
Answered 8/25/2012
5.7k views
Reduces cavities: Saliva keeps your mouth and teeth moist. When dry there are more cavities because there is a loss of the buffering action against the acids that occur in plaque. With adequate saliva, you can clean better and less tartar will form.
Answered 3/28/2014
5.7k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
I've been having an excess of saliva lately. I feel like i'm always swallowing. Is this normal? My wisdom teeth are just coming in, later than normal.
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Have had to keep sucking excess saliva recently. My lips press against teeth/gums when I do this, will this cause teeth to shift?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Why I wake up with a thick white saliva and mucus in the mouth and stuck in your teeth, and during the day is also my somewhat thick saliva why?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
2 y/o drank OJ and had orange tinged saliva when brushed teeth.can OJ turn saliva orange or could it have been blood?never bled frm brushing before
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I very easily get tartar/stains on teeth even though i don't smoke or drink coffee/tea/ wine.Does it mean pH of my saliva & even whole body is acidic?
6 doctors weighed in across 5 answers
People also searched for:
I had a cold sore 2 months ago .. If i rinse my mouth with hydrogen peroxide and then perform oral on my partner will she still get infected ? ( I suppose that the peroxide would cleanse out my saliva that could possibly still be carrying the virus?
Is saliva overproduction related to your teeth?
Why does saliva get really thick and my teeth hurt when running?
I had 5 teeth pulled 6 days ago. Is it normal for my saliva to still contain a little bit of blood? It's not alot just enough to tint it light red
Am i allowed to swallow saliva before wisdom teeth surgery?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
