This invention encompasses an oral composition for treating or preventing drymouth with following benefits: antibacterial/anti-fungal efficacy, low irritancy, and moisture retention. The compositionscan be a toothpaste, a mouth rinse or a sprayand include one or more non-ionic surfactants, as foaming agents, one or morebroad spectrum anti-microbial ingredient, such aschlorhexidine and cetylpyridinium chloride, and one or more oral surfaceadhesive polysaccharides that can encage cationic activesto help the deposition and retention of the agents onto oral surfaces and thusprovide antimicrobial efficacy.
