Chewing gum improves oral health

Hajisadeghi, Samira; Sardari, Farimah; Soheyli, Masoumeh

Chewing gum improves oral health

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Samira Hajisadeghi ¹

Farimah Sardari ²

Masoumeh Soheyli ³

¹ Assistant Professor, Research Center for Prevention of Oral and Dental Diseases, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, School of Dentistry, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

³ Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

Gum has been used to clean the mouth and refresh the breath for millennia. The first medicinal chewing gum was presented to the market in 1928. The European Pharmacopoeia classified medicated chewing gum's intended use as local therapy of oral illnesses or systemic administration following absorption through the buccal mucosa or gastrointestinal tract in 1991. Bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa live in the mouth cavity, which is home to a complex microbiota. Sugar-free gum (SFG) chewing might be a low-cost complement to existing caries prevention methods for 532 million youngsters. The current review highlighted the chewing gum effects on oral health.

Keywords

Chewing Gum

oral health

Streptococcus mutans

Lactobacillus reuteri

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