The use of sorbitol- and xylitol-sweetened chewing gum in caries control

Effects of chlorophenol / hydrogen peroxide versus xylitol or chlorhexidine as chewing gum on salivary flow rate, pH, buffer capacity and salivary Streptococcus mutans scores

“…This study makes clear that the increase of the SFR when consuming chewing gums is only produced at the moment of chewing, and this is not maintained over time in any of the three medications. With respect to salivary pH, we can affirm that 7 days after using chewing gums, it remained similar to its initial level in the three treatments, which also tells us that pH only increases during gum chewing, as it is stated in many reports [14,15,16,17,18], and that this effect is not maintained over time. We cannot talk about a salivary pH decrease either.…”

Chewing Xylitol Gum Improves Self-Rated and Objective Indicators of Oral Health Status under Conditions Interrupting Regular Oral Hygiene

“…Xylitol chewing gum, a type of sugar-free chewing gum, is a well-known and effective strategy for preventing caries (Isokangas et al 1988;Machiulskiene et al 2001;Burt 2006), and acts primarily by inhibiting Streptococcus mutans plaque Nakai et al 2010;Seki et al 2011;Shinga-Ishihara et al 2012). Moreover, the use of xylitol chewing gum as an adjunct to tooth brushing is beneficial for oral hygiene including plaque control, based on a systematic review of the literature (Keukenmeester et al 2013).…”

Antimicrobial effects of the combination of chlorhexidine and xylitol

“…12,14,17 Nevertheless, the frequent use of xylitol chewing gum should be controlled to prevent the occurrence of microbial resistance. [15][16][17] This finding may be related to factors such as formation of acids resulting from glucose and/or polysaccharides resulting from sucrose.…”