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Chewing Gum (food)

Known as: chew gum, Chewing Gum, Gum, Chewing 
A preparation of chicle, sometimes mixed with other plastic substances, sweetened and flavored. It is masticated usually for pleasure as a candy… 
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2010
2010
Effects of xylitol chewing gum on salivary flow rate, pH, buffering capacity and presence of Streptococcus mutans in saliva.
AIM: The first studies on the use of chewing gum in dentistry were done in the 1970s. The Turku Sugar Studies, carried out… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Consistent evidence to support the use of xylitol- and sorbitol-containing chewing gum to prevent dental caries
Data SourcesStudies were identified using searches with Medline, the Cochrane Library and Google Scholar.Study selectionStudies… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Preventive dentistry for the general dental practitioner.
Although the prevalence of dental caries has decreased gradually in the past three decades in the Australian population, dental… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Effects of smoking cessation on insulin and cardiovascular risk factors – a controlled study of 4 months' duration
Objectives. To investigate the effects on serum lipids, plasma fibrinogen, plasma insulin, plasma C‐peptide and blood glucose, of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Effect of urea in sugar-free chewing gums on pH recovery in human dental plaque evaluated with three different methods.
The aim of this investigation was to study the effect of sugar-free chewing gums containing various amounts of urea on the pH… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Effects of chewing gums sweetened with sorbitol or a sorbitol/xylitol mixture on the remineralisation of human enamel lesions in situ.
Intra-oral remineralisation of experimental caries-like lesions in human enamel, as determined by polarised light microscopy and… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Effect of sorbitol, xylitol, and xylitol/sorbitol chewing gums on dental plaque.
The effect of sorbitol (SOR), xylitol (XYL), and the mixture XYL/SOR in chewing gums on dental plaque was studied in three groups… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Frequency-dependent Modulation of Rhythmic Human Jaw Movements
Modulation of jaw movement patterns by alteration of the chewing rhythm was analyzed in nine subjects. Jaw movements were… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effects of sugared and sugar-free chewing gum on the accumulation of plaque and debris on the teeth.
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of sugar-free and sugar-containing gums on plaque formation, established… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Nicotine-containing chewing gum in smoking cessation: a double blind trial with half year follow-up.
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