Xerostomia is the subjective feeling of having a dry mouth resulting from the dysfunction of the salivary glands.

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Flavour is a mixture of sensory information - taste, smell and the tactile sensation that is known as "mouthfeel" (so you might experience water as feeling "light" or "heavy" in the mouth).

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The overall feeling that you want people to get is you opened your mouth and it came out just like that.

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