Drooling (also known as
salivation,
driveling,
dribbling,
slobbering, or, in a medical context,
sialorrhea) is the flow of
saliva outside the
mouth. Drooling can be caused by
excess production of saliva, inability to retain saliva within the mouth (incontinence of saliva), or problems with swallowing (
dysphagia or
odynophagia).