# Midlife Mouth Notes
> Hormonal change can affect saliva, gums and bone. A calm guide to what may change. A plain-English guide with practical steps.

## Guides
- [Burning Mouth During Menopause](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/burning-mouth-menopause/): Some women report a burning, scalding or tingling feeling in the mouth around menopause, and burning mouth menopause is a recognized pattern, but its causes.
- [Bone Health and Dental Care](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/osteoporosis-dental/): Menopause is linked with bone thinning in the body, and osteoporosis dental questions come up because the jawbone holds the teeth in place.
- [Dry Mouth During Menopause](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/dry-mouth-menopause/): A dry mouth is common around midlife, and dry mouth menopause is often discussed because hormonal change may be one factor among several.
- [Gum Sensitivity in Menopause](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/gum-sensitivity-menopause/): Tender, swollen or bleeding gums can show up around midlife, and hormone shifts may be one of several contributing factors, but the link is not settled.
- [Telling Your Dentist](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/hormone-therapy-dentist/): Yes, tell the dental team about menopause, any hormone therapy and every other medicine or supplement you take.

## About
- [About Midlife Mouth Notes](https://menopause-and-oral-health.jicepebe.workers.dev/about/): not medical advice, how the site is funded and how guides are made

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