what are the pros and cons of chewing gum?

Answer 1

Well some pros of chewing gum are that it gives you better breath, gets gunk off your teeth, and for some people its enjoyable.
Cons of chewing gum though are some types of gum that don't have sugar have a fake substitute that is possibly bad for you. The ones with sugar are bad for your teeth though.
I myself am a big gum chewer and i like overall its pretty good.

Answer 2

Chewing gum is beneficial in that it can freshen your breath and can increase the saliva in your mouth to someone clean your teeth right after you eat. Furthermore, some people have a habit of always moving/shaking and can substitute that movement with that of chewing gum. The negative is that you are overworking your jaw muscles. If you grind your teeth at night, it has been said that chewing gum can increase your tendency to do so. And if your gum isn't sugarless, well, it can just add to more cavities. If you do insist on chewing gum, chew for no longer than 5 minutes and spit it out...otherwise, don't chew it at all and save your jaw and teeth from all that work.

Answer 3

My dentist hates gum chewing...he seems to think it causes jaw pain, headaches ( migrains ) sticks to dental work, sugars feed bacteria in the mouth , etc... BUT the dental hygenist in his office seems to think that chewing sugarless is fine because it encourages salivation ( to rinse teeth ) traps gunk ( and gets it off teeth ) Also the bacteria in your mouth cannot metabolize the fake sugars so do not produce acids that errode your enamel ( like they do with real sugar ) Also gives you minty fresh breath ! I guess it depends on who you ask !

Answer 4

sugar is the main villen with chewing gum!!
try sugarless gum

Answer 5

pro-its omething to do
con- if you smack it you suck :0
pro-it tastes good
con-you could accidentally swallow the gum
pro-it makes tyour breath smell good
con-tic tacs do the same thing
pro-they do not have a cheese fglavor of gum
con-i see nothing wrong with that part.