Dry Mouth Toothpaste Study - Comparing Two Toothpastes With Arginine

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Subjects unable to understand or unwilling to sign the informed consent form.
• •2. Medical condition which requires premedication prior to dental visits/procedure.
• •3. Active disease of the hard or soft oral tissues.
• •4. History of salivary gland disease such as Sjogren's syndrome, Sarcoidosis, or Head and Neck Radiation Therapy.
• •5. Use of antibiotics or antimicrobial drugs within 30 days prior to study start.
• •6. Participation in any other clinical study within 1 week prior to enrollment into this study.
• •7. Subjects who must receive dental treatment during the study dates.
• •8. Immunocompromised individuals (HIV, AIDS, immunosuppressive drug therapy).
• •9. Presence of orthodontic bands.
• •10. Current smokers (if former smoker, should have stopped at least 1 month prior to Visit 1)
• •11. Use of pilocarpine or other cholinergic stimulating receptor actives prescribed after study enrollment or whose medication dose increases (stable dose for 3 months).
• •12. People on hormone therapy
• •13. Pregnant or lactating subjects.
• •14. Medical condition which prohibits not eating/drinking or chewing gum for four (4) hours prior to your scheduled visits;
• •15. Subjects who have an infectious disease and/or other blood borne diseases (Hepatitis series, HIV, tuberculosis).