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A concise review of chewing gum as an anti-cariogenic agent

Frontiers in Oral Health, 2023
Chewing gum has been endorsed as a caries preventive agent by the FDI World Dental Federation, the American Dental Association, and the European Food Safety Authority.
Clara Yan-Yu Yeung, Chun-Hung Chu, Ollie Yiru Yu   +2 more
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Coordinated features in jaw and neck muscle activities induced by chewing of soft and hard gum in healthy subjects

Clinical and Experimental Dental Research, 2021
Backgrounds Jaw and neck muscles may be activated by chewing load using a hard food. However, it remains unclear how effects the gum hardness to the coordinated features in jaw and neck muscle activities during chewing performance.
Tomohiro Ishii, Noriyuki Narita, Hiroshi Endo, Masanobu Wakami, Masakazu Okubo, Takeshi Uchida, Ikuo Kantake, Koh Shibutani   +7 more
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Mechanical Vibration and Chewing Gum Methods in Orthodontic Pain Relief [PDF]

, 2022
OBJECTIVE: : The aim of this study was to investigate the pain relief effects of chewing gum and mechanical vibration methods on orthodontic pain caused by the initial archwire.
Fatih Çelebi, Çelebi, Fatih
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Effects of Chewing Training on Orofacial and Cognitive Function in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review

Cosmetics, 2020
Background: There is some evidence showing significant correlations between acute chewing gum and orofacial function, and between acute chewing gum and cognitive function; however, as far as we are aware, little is known about the chronic effects of ...
Ricardo B. Viana, Wellington F. da Silva, Claudio A.B. de Lira   +2 more
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Gum chewing inhibits the sensory processing and the propagation of stress-related information in a brain network. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Stress is prevalent in human life and threatens both physical and mental health; stress coping is thus of adaptive value for individual's survival and well-being.
Hongbo Yu, Xi Chen, Jinting Liu, Xiaolin Zhou   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Improved Use of Chewing Gum During Capsule Endoscopy in Decreasing Gastric Transit Time: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Frontiers in Medicine, 2021
Background/Aim: Chewing gum throughout small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) increases completion rates (CRs) but decreases small bowel transit time (SBTT) and diagnostic yield (DY).
Liang Huang, Yue Hu, Fang Chen, Shan Liu, Bin Lu   +4 more
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The contrasting physiological and subjective effects of chewing gum on social stress [PDF]

, 2012
Uncertainty exists with respect to the extent to which chewing gum may attenuate stress-induced rises in cortisol secretion (Scholey et al., 2009; Smith, 2010; Johnson et al., 2011).
Jenks, R., Johnson, Andrew J., Gray, G., Christopher Miles, Cox, Martin, Miles, C., Andrew J. Johnson, Johnson, A.J., Martin Cox, Gray, Gemma, Gemma Gray, Jenks, Rebecca, Miles, Christopher, Wilson, N., Wilson, Nigel, Nigel Wilson, Cox, Martin John, Cox, M., Rebecca Jenks   +18 more
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The cleaning effect of sugar-free chewing gum on occlusal surfaces

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2012
Introduction: Sugar-free chewing gum has the potential to provide oral health benefits including plaque control. This study benefit to develop and validate an occlusal site-specific plaque index.
Harpreet Kaur Sindhu, Sri Wendari Hartono, Endang Sukartini   +2 more
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The effect of gum chewing on xerostomia and salivary flow rate in elderly and medically compromised subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Oral Health, 2023
Background Xerostomia negatively affects quality of life. Symptoms include oral dryness; thirst; difficulty speaking, chewing, and swallowing food; oral discomfort; mouth soft tissue soreness and infections; and rampant tooth decay. The objective of this
Michael W. J. Dodds, Mohamed Ben Haddou, Jon E. L. Day   +2 more
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THE COMPARISON OF REDUCING PLAQUE INDEX BEFORE AND AFTER USING CHEWING GUM AND TOOTH BRUSHING IN PERTIWI JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Journal of Dentistry Indonesia, 2015
Up to present, plaque control is the most effective method to maintain oral hygiene. Using chewing gum after eating food and snacks can stimulate saliva, promote remineralization and reduce potential dental plaque.
Lina Natamiharja, Oktavia Dewi
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