Chewing sugarfree gum helps reduce tooth decay

A new analysis of all existing research in this area, the most comprehensive to date, has revealed the positive impact sugarfree gum can have on your oral health.

The results found evidence indicating that chewing sugarfree gum could reduce the further development of dental caries, comparing favourably to other preventive interventions, such as more traditional oral health education and supervised tooth brushing alone.

The study, conducted by the world-leading Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences at King's College London, with support from the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Program, systematically reviewed the published literature to date on levels of dental caries in both adults and children who chew sugar-free gum compared with those who do not chew sugarfree gum or use alternatives such as lozenges, rinses and tablets ¹.