Care For Healthy Teeth
The Benefits of Chewing Gum
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Care For Healthy Teeth
 
Quick Facts for Healthy Teeth  

Why does EXTRA sugarfree gum help protect teeth?

Clinical tests have proven that chewing EXTRA gum after eating stimulates saliva, your mouth’s natural defence, which neutralises plaque acids, and helps strengthen teeth against decay.

 

 
Chewing EXTRA helps protect your teeth against decay  
 
Example of pH response to typical food challenge with chewing gum  


How often should you chew EXTRA?

While chewing EXTRA is not a substitute for regular flossing and brushing, chewing after meals, snacks and drinks is an important part of a healthy daily dental routine.

“It’s a little EXTRA care for healthy teeth”

The FDI World Dental Federation recognises that chewing of sugar free gum, such as EXTRA, is beneficial to dental health.

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1:Reference: Szoke J, Proskin H M, Bonoczy J (1999). Effect of after-meal sugarfree gum chewing on clinical caries. J Dent Res. 80:8 1725-29
2:Dawes C, Macpherson L M (1992) Effects of nine different chewing gums and lozenges on salivary flow rates and pH. Caries 26:176-182

 

 

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