This study investigated, using digital bitewing radiography, the progression and regression of approximal caries in adolescent subjects chewing a sugar-free gum containing 54 mg CPP-ACP relative to the identical gum without CPP-ACP. 2,720 subjects from 29 schools were randomly assigned to one of the two gums and were instructed to chew their assigned gum for 3 x 10 min/day, with one session sup...

background and objectives: postoperative ileus is common after abdominal resection. it causes gas store,distention, nausea, vomiting, and even pain. this study examines the impact of gum chewing as a type of sham feeding on the duration of postoperative ileus. methods: in this randomized control trial study, 70 patients in two groups (each group n=35) underwent abdominal resection. the a group ...

background/purpose: although habitual consumption of xylitol reduces cariogenic streptococci levels, its effect on beneficial oral streptococci is less clear. the main aim of the study is to investigate the effect of short-term xylitol consumption on the oral beneficial streptococci level of saliva, streptococcus sanguinis and s. mitis . material and methods: twenty four volunteers with a media...

Daily use of probiotic chewing gum might have a beneficial effect on oral health, and it is important that the viability of the probiotics be maintained in this food product. In this study, we examined the stability of probiotic chewing gum containing Weissella cibaria. We evaluated the effects of various factors, including temperature and additives, on the survival of freeze-dried probiotic W....

Paralytic ileus after abdominal surgery causes abdominal distention, pain, accumulation of gas, nausea and vomiting. Chewing gum can increase bowel movements and reduce the transient period of paralysis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gum chewing in the reduction of paralytic ileus following cholecystectomy. This interventional study was conducted on 40 patients underg...

Two experiments independently investigated the basis of the chewing gum induced context-dependent memory effect. At learning and/or recall, participants either chewed flavourless gum (Experiment 1) or received mint-flavoured strips (Experiment 2). No context-dependent memory effect was found with either flavourless gum or mint-flavoured strips, indicating that independently the contexts were in...

any studies have demonstrated that the use of chewing gum stimulates salivary flow, thus, enhancing the saliva remineralization potential. Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are used in some countries as sucrose substitutes, but their cariogenic potential has not been completely elucidated yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of chewing gum containing sucrose or FOS (Meiji Seika, Jap...

Chewing gum increases salivary flow rate (SFR) and pH, but differences in preferences of gum flavor may influence SFR and pH. The aim of this paper was to assess the effect of five different flavors of sucrose-free chewing gum on the salivary flow rate and pH in healthy dental students in Isfahan, Iran. Fifteen (7 men and 8 women) healthy dental student volunteers collected unstimulated saliva ...

The aim of study was to investigate the effect of postoperative gum chewing on the recovery of bowel function after cesarean section. Total 100 women delivered by lower uterine segment section cesarean under local anesthesia (spinal). Eligible patients were randomly allocated into two groups: a gum-chewing group (n=50) or a control group (n= 50). The gum-chewing group participants who received ...