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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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The Impact of Sham Feeding with Chewing Gum on Postoperative Ileus Following Colorectal Surgery: a Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 2020
Background Chewing gum as a form of sham feeding is an inexpensive and well-tolerated means of promoting gastrointestinal motility following major abdominal surgery.
F. Roslan, A. Kushairi, Laura Cappuyns, P. Daliya, A. Adiamah   +4 more
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Comparison of the effect of chewing mastic and spearmint sugar-free chewing gum on salivary flow rate and pH [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2019
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Hyposalivation can cause many difficulties for patients like opportunistic infections such as candidiasis, mouth sores, and dysphagia as well as reduced quality of life (QOL).
Goli Chamani, Mohamad Reza Zarei, Neda Yazdani-Anaraki, Sahar Mafi   +3 more
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In situ effect of CPP-ACP chewing gum upon erosive enamel loss

Journal of Applied Oral Science
Casein 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, Gabriela Cristina de OLIVEIRA, Ana Carolina MAGALHÃES, Marília Afonso Rabelo BUZALAF, Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira MACHADO, Heitor Marques HONÓRIO, Daniela RIOS   +6 more
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Effect of casein phosphopeptide - amorphous calcium phosphate containing chewing gum on salivary concentration of calcium and phosphorus: An in-vivo study

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, P Jethmalani, K K Shashibhushan, V V Subba Reddy   +3 more
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Psychophysiological effects of gum chewing on cognitive performance: A gender-based comparative study

Annals of Psychophysiology, 2020
Background: Chewing before performing a cognitive task increases oxygen levels in the Central Nervous System (CNS) areas important for processes of learning and memory.
Saniya Sheikh, Amaila Fazal, Faizan Mirza   +2 more
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The Effectiveness Chewing gum versus Cryotherapy on Salivary Volume among Patient with Head and Neck Cancer undergoing Radiotherapy

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, I Ketut Sudiana, Ninuk Dian Kurniawati   +2 more
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Association between Mixing Ability of Masticatory Functions Measured Using Color-Changing Chewing Gum and Frailty among Japanese Older Adults: The Kyoto–Kameoka Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The relationship between mixing ability of masticatory functions and frailty has not been well evaluated. This study investigated the prevalence of physical and comprehensive frailty and its association with mixing ability in 1106 older adults aged ≥65 ...
D. Watanabe, T. Yoshida, Keiichi Yokoyama, Yasuko Yoshinaka, Yuya Watanabe, T. Kikutani, Mitsuyoshi Yoshida, Yosuke Yamada, M. Kimura, Kyoto-Kameoka Study Group   +9 more
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Chewing gum for intestinal function recovery after caesarean section: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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, Meifen Shen, Chao Wu, Jianping Ding, Binbin Mei   +4 more
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The wasted chewing gum bacteriome

Scientific Reports, 2020
Here we show the bacteriome of wasted chewing gums from five different countries and the microbial successions on wasted gums during three months of outdoors exposure.
Leila Satari, A. Guillén, Àngela Vidal-Verdú, M. Porcar   +3 more
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