im not asking if they are going to whiten your teeth im just wondering if chewing it is like neutral, not going to give you cavities
2006-09-18 16:58:55 · 8 answers · asked by Miami 2 in Health ➔ Dental
on the contrary, sugar alcohols have actually been shown to be bacteriostatic, meaning that they halt the growth of bacteria. the sugar alcohols are undigestable to bacteria, so they starve when flooded with the non-food. since cavities are caused by bacteria eating sugar and producing acid as waste (dissolving tooth enamel & eventually creating cavitations in the surface), sugar alcohols are in fact non-cariogenic i.e. will not contribute to the formation of cavities.
so, in short, sugar alcohols in gum are good for your teeth.
2006-09-18 18:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by johnny m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, Ive chewed sugar free gum my whole life, and Im 38....Ive never had a problem with cavities.
2006-09-23 16:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by ~~ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They create a warmer than normal atmosphere in and around yout teeth and gums; this causes the enamel structure to have weak spots, causing cavities.
2006-09-23 17:30:55 · answer #3 · answered by Calvin of China, PhD 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those "sugars" are synthetic sugars which are not digestible by the human body or most organisms. Since the root causes of most tooth decay are bacterial processes, and most bacteria probably wouldn't be able to digest synthetic sugars, I'd say you're safe.
2006-09-18 17:10:20 · answer #4 · answered by giovanni9686 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chewing gum is possibly the grossiest look in the world today.
Brush your teeth and floss and don't chew gum!
2006-09-18 17:07:37 · answer #5 · answered by obenypopstar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. They're fine for your teeth! Most newer gums use a sweetener called Xylotol (Especially Trident) which works as a sweetener and also cleans your teeth.
2006-09-23 10:33:45 · answer #6 · answered by Sonic.Peaches 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its ok dont worry as long as u brush ur teeth nothing will happen and it wont give u cavities.
2006-09-23 01:30:48 · answer #7 · answered by kriscy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-18 17:14:43 · answer #8 · answered by ANU 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋