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How To Prevent Dry Mouth While dry mouth is unpleasant, there are a few remedies and preventative measures you can try to minimise its impact. Having enough saliva is important because it plays a role in eating and digestion. Not only does saliva lubricate food and help it go down the oesophagus, it also starts the process of digestion of starches in our food. It’s especially important for marijuana smokers to have enough saliva, because an increased appetite, or “the munchies” is another side effect of using marijuana. Home remedies Since dry mouth is dose-dependent, it’s important to get the dose right to avoid side effec