Ginny and deborah- The reasons I do not kiss anymore is my lack of saliva and thick secretions are gross to me so I'm not going to be sticking my tongue into my wife's mouth.I think the reason I got sick has to do with no enzymes from saliva. I had xrt so my condition will never get better. I'm going to the dentist to get my 7th and 8th teeth pulled soon. the othodontist refuses to pull anymore without Hyperbaric Tx. and my ENT refuses to let me have it so my dentist will have to pull them for me. My Dental issues are getting worse every yr, but I still have my sense of humor---"confused and never been kissed", but I'm living the big man's dream- straight to sex without all that kissing stuff.