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Gum Chewing for Stimulating Early Recovery of Bowel Function after Postoperative Benign Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2016
Objectives:To compare gum chewing and routine postoperative care on recovery of bowel function after laparotomy for benign gynecologic surgery.Materials and Methods:Patients who underwent laparotomy for benign gynecologic diseases at Khon Kaen
Ekapob Nanthawong, Ussanee Sangkomkamhang, Thananit Sangkomkamhang   +2 more
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A Comparative Evaluation of Sucrose, Sorbitol and Sugar Free Chewing Gum on Plaque pH in Children after Sucrose Challenge

RUHS Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Dental caries is a multifactorial disease. Ingestion of various dietary sugars plays dominant role in the caries etiology. Clinical evidence shows that the use of sugar -free chewing gum does not lead to caries, presumably because the sugar
Sarika Garg, R K Pandey, Apurva Mishra
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Chewing gum benefits sustained attention in the absence of task degradation. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: The present study examined the effect of chewing gum on sustained attention and associated changes in subjective alertness. METHODS: In a within-participants design, 20 participants completed an extended version of the sustained attention ...
Allen AP, Andrew J. Johnson, Christopher Miles, Mohammed Muneem, Sesay M, Warm JS   +5 more
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Quantification and qualification of bacteria trapped in chewed gum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Chewing of gum contributes to the maintenance of oral health. Many oral diseases, including caries and periodontal disease, are caused by bacteria. However, it is unknown whether chewing of gum can remove bacteria from the oral cavity.
Stefan W Wessel, Henny C van der Mei, David Morando, Anje M Slomp, Betsy van de Belt-Gritter, Amarnath Maitra, Henk J Busscher   +6 more
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Chewing gum and impasse-induced self-reported stress [PDF]

, 2009
An insoluble anagram task (Zellner et al., 2006) was used to investigate the proposition that chewing gum reduces self-rated stress (Scholey et al., 2009).
al’Absi, Andrew J. Johnson, Baker, Bond, Christopher Miles, Eck, Fang, Farella, Hirano, Johnson, Johnson, Kern, Kirschbaum, Laura K. Torney, Miles, Miles, Onozuka, Sakamoto, Scholey, Sesay, Stephens, Takada, Tollenaar, Tucha, Wilkinson, Zellner, Zellner   +26 more
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Effectiveness of xylitol and polyol chewing gum on salivary streptococcus mutans in children: A randomized controlled trial

Indian Journal of Dental Research, 2018
Introduction: Dental caries is a multi-factorial, infectious disease, the prevention of which is based on multifaceted approaches. Chewing sugar-free gum has potential beneficial effects on dental health.
Eby Aluckal, Anil V Ankola
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Chewing gum moderates the vigilance decrement. [PDF]

, 2014
We examine the impact of chewing gum on a Bakan-type vigilance task that requires the continual updating of short-term order memory. Forty participants completed a 30-min auditory Bakan-task either with, or without, the requirement to chew gum.
Allen, Baddeley, Bakan, Baker, Bond, Fang, Houcan, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Johnson, Jones, Kozlov, Mackworth, Miles, Miles, Momose, Onozuka, Onyper, Parmentier, Scholey, Sesay, Sketchley-Kaye, Smith, Smith, Smith, Stephens, Tucha, Wilkinson   +28 more
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Chewing gum and context-dependent memory: The independent roles of chewing gum and mint flavour [PDF]

, 2008
Two experiments independently investigated the basis of the chewing-gum induced context-dependent memory effect (Baker et al, 2004). At learning and/or recall participants either chewed flavourless gum (Experiment 1) or received mint-flavoured strips ...
Andrew J. Johnson, Baker, Christopher Miles, Fang, Farella, Godden, Goodwin, Hetherington, Johnson, Julis, Miles, Miles, Morrison, Onozuka, Scholey, Stephens, Tucha, Wilkinson   +17 more
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Randomized clinical trial of postoperative chewing gum versus standard care after colorectal resection [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Chewing gum may stimulate gastrointestinal motility with beneficial effects on postoperative ileus suggested in small studies. The primary aim of this trial was to determine whether chewing gum reduces length of hospital stay (LOS) after ...
Atkinson, C., Hollingworth, W., Kandiyali, R., Leary, S. D., Lewis, S. J., Longman, R. J., Ness, A. R., Penfold, C. M., Thomas, S. J.   +8 more
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The effect of chewing gum on the impact, pain and breakages associated with fixed orthodontic appliances: a randomized clinical trial [PDF]

, 2012
To determine whether the use of chewing gum reduced the impact and pain of fixed orthodontic ...
Al-Bloushi, R.J., Benson, P.E., Razi, R.M.   +2 more
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