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Xerostomia after Radiotherapy for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer:Increasing Salivary Flow with Tasteless Sugar-free Chewing Gum [PDF]
, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Radiation-induced xerostomia is a frequent late side effect after treatment for oral and oropharyngeal cancers. This may induce swallowing difficulties, compromised oral well-being, reduced nutrition intake, or speech deficiencies ...
Eriksen, Jesper Grau +2 more
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Sugar-free chewing gum and dental caries : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE: To appraise existing evidence for a therapeutic / anti-cariogenic effect of sugar-free chewing gum for patients. METHOD: 9 English and 2 Portuguese databases were searched using English and Portuguese keywords.
Bezerra, Ana Cristina +4 more
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In situ effect of CPP-ACP chewing gum upon erosive enamel loss
Journal of Applied Oral ScienceCasein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) is able to increase salivary calcium and phosphate levels at an acidic pH. Previous studies demonstrated that a CPP-ACP chewing gum was able to enhance the re-hardening of erosion lesions, but ...
Catarina Ribeiro Barros de ALENCAR +6 more
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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2012 Aim: Caries clinical trials of sugar-free chewing gum have shown that the gum is noncariogenic and in fact has anticariogenic effect through the stimulation of saliva.
B P Santhosh +3 more
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Jurnal Ners, 2020 Introduction: Hyposalivation is a common problem experienced by head and neck (H&N) cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Hyposalivation can cause negative effects on the physical aspects of making oral mucositis, pain during eating and talking as ...
Dwi Uswatun Sholikhah +2 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. +8 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Background Gum chewing has been reported to enhance the intestinal function recovery after caesarean section, current perspectives and practice guidelines vary widely on the use of gum chewing, more studies on the role of gum chewing after caesarean ...
Zunjia Wen +4 more
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Concentration in Saliva and Antibacterial Effect of Xylitol Chewing Gum: In Vivo and In Vitro Study
Applied Sciences, 2020 Purpose. The saliva concentration of xylitol released from two chewing gums was recorded, the first containing xylitol as the only sweetener (100% xylitol) and the second containing only 22% of the polyol.
Fabio Cocco +3 more
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Chewing gum alleviates negative mood and reduces cortisol during acute laboratory psychological stress [PDF]
, 2009 The notion that chewing gum may relieve stress was investigated in a controlled setting. A multi-tasking framework which reliably evokes stress and also includes performance measures was used to induce acute stress in the laboratory.
Scholey, Andrew +5 more
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Chewing gum improves postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function after cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials [PDF]
, 2017 OBJECTIVE: To examine whether chewing gum hastens the return of gastrointestinal function after a cesarean delivery. METHODS: All randomized controlled trials comparing the use of chewing gum in the immediate postoperative recovery period (i.e ...
Berghella, Vincenzo +4 more
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