dofoo, there is no doubt that mouth breathing causes or worsens dry mouth but, believe me, if you don't have saliva you have dry mouth. I have little, if any, saliva.

I just met with my Radiation Oncologist and she told me that in most cases saliva recovery is within the first six moths with little or none after that. Obviously we have anecdotal evidence from this forum of other responses.

Weirdly, after leaving the Doctor's Office I started trying to make saliva by rubbing the back of my tongue against my molars, like you did as a kid to make spit balls, and I was able to make some though it's thick and I can't do it all the time, so I'm hoping that this is a sign of continuing recovery.

Christine, I also have taste issues and am lactose intolerant so my eating is further restricted.