WOW! Could not agree with you all more. The dry mouth is, for sure, a mega handicap. I can not/will not go anywhere , even a few feet away without my water bottle or othere liquid vessel! Any mouthful of anything, I need to gulp liquid so it will go down my throat, otherwise it just sits there, no matter how soft. I am taking a drug called "salagen" which may or may nopt stimulate my salivary glands. Been on it one month and so far, no success. I also use salivart, which is an artificial saliva, helps, but is nothing like the real thing. I also use Biotene "dry mouth" gum. It helps. I could not use it before because it burned in my mouth, but now it is o.k. Biotene also has a toothpaste I use. Having no saliva is also playing havoc with my gums. Go figure. The one thing I was always blest with was great teeth. Oh well.