(2) This chapter does not apply to the use or authorization of use of an individual's or personality's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, in any of the following:
1 Dry mouth can be a result of nerve damage to the head and neck area from an injury or surgery. 2  Dehydration. 3  Conditions that lead to dehydration, such as fever, excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, blood loss, and burns can cause dry mouth. 4  Surgical removal of the salivary glands. 5  Lifestyle.
Medications, such as antihypertensives and diuretics, can cause dryness of the mouth. In patients with dementia, feeding difficulties change as the condition progresses. These may range from refusal to eat, turning the head away, keeping the mouth closed, spitting out food to leaving the mouth open and not swallowing.