background: chewing sugar-free gums is a convenient way to increase salivary flow. salivary flow increases in response to both gustatory (taste) and mechanical (chewing) stimuli, and chewing gum can provide both of these stimuli. the aim of this study was to compare the effect of five different flavors of sugar-free chewing gum on the salivary flow rate (sfr) and ph. materials and methods: fift...

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When we think about dental health, focus is likely to be on preventing cavities, caries and decayed teeth but it's important to pay attention to gums too. Gums play a major role not only in dental health, but in overall well-being of a person. Gingival disease begins with bacterial growth in the mouth and may endif not properly treated-with tooth loss due to destruction of the surrounding tissue.

Volume 90, Number 9 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 653 A 74-year-old man presented with pain in his mouth. The pain had been present for a few months but had recently increased in intensity. He had not had recent dental work and did not see a dentist regularly. He did not have a history of oral, head, or neck surgery. He did not have fever, chills, swelling of the face or neck, or d...