– what causes that white build up you get in the corners of your mouth when it’s dry?

Question

– what causes that white build up you get in the corners of your mouth when it’s dry?

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Answer 1

Dentist here. You have two types of saliva – mucoid saliva which is thick and ropey and serous saliva which is thin and watery. That sticky build up at the corners of your mouth is just an accumulation of mucoid saliva.