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This constant motion may lead to jaw discomfort, muscle fatigue and contribute to jaw-related issues over time. Chewing gum can also affect your gastrointestinal system, causing you to swallow air ...
The best chewing gum for kids is one that’s sugar-free and contains xylitol. “Xylitol is a naturally occurring sweetener and can increase the saliva in the mouth and actually help to prevent ...
Gum chewing is regarded as a helpful way to cure halitosis (bad breath). Chewing gum not only helps to add freshness to breath but can aid in removing food particles and bacteria associated with bad breath from teeth. It does this by stimulating saliva, which essentially washes out the mouth.
Chewing nicotine gum may cause jaw soreness. Oral mucosal irritation or ulcers can occur if the gum is repeatedly "parked" in the same location in the mouth. Similarly, excess nicotine swallowed with saliva may cause sore throat due to esophageal irritation, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Why can chewing gum have a laxative effect? I didn't find any information about this in the article. Tooironic 06:50, 15 September 2012 (UTC) Tooironic, I think it has a laxative effect. On the package of my chewing gum it says: "Excessive use may have a laxative effect." But we need a decent source before we can add it.
Chronic clenching can also lead to receding gums—which increases tooth sensitivity—as well as cracked roots that require extraction, and, in some cases, limited ability to open the jaw.
Chewing gum has been around for many centuries; there is evidence that northern Europeans chewed birch bark tar 9,000 years ago. Chewing, needing specialized teeth, is mostly a mammalian adaptation that appeared in early Synapsids, though some later herbivorous dinosaurs, since extinct, had developed chewing too. Nowadays, only mammals chew in ...