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Why do i have brown saliva when i wake up in the morning?

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Dr. Justin Nelson answered

Specializes in Pediatric Dentistry

Slight bleeding: Most likely you have some slight bleeding while you sleep and that mixes with your saliva and it looks brown. Just try to floss more, which will decrease the bleeding and see if that stops the brown saliva. If not please see your local dentist/MD

Answered 11/30/2020

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