That doesn't answer my question. The reason that I posed the question is that it seems that every time I eat something salty or rinse with the salt solution my mouth is drier for a noticeable length of time, seemingly proportionate to the amount of salt taken in.

Given how awful and prevalent dry mouth is, it's discouraging to find out that there doesn't seem to be much research about it or ways to alleviate it. My radiation doc told me that the research that has been done shows that saliva increases 4% a month. Of course, like anything else, some people will do better and some worse.

I hate it and am willing to try anything that seems reasonable to alleviate it.