The main treatments for drooling in the elderly are adjusting the vertical distance between the jaws and the face, changing sleeping habits, and treating abnormal nerve diseases.
1. Adjustment of vertical distance between jaws: patients with lower vertical distance between jaws due to missing teeth or improper denture repair need to restore normal occlusal relationship, correct the short intermaxillary distance, modify the defective restorations, and reduce drooling.
2. Changing sleeping habits: Sleeping in the side-lying prone position can easily cause drooling, so you can change your sleeping habits.
3. Treatment of neurological abnormalities: If the mouth cannot be closed due to neurological abnormalities, such as facial nerve palsy, treatment of related neurological abnormalities should be recommended.
Drooling in the elderly may be caused by a variety of reasons, it is recommended that hospital visits to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment.