2007-02-24 06:03:32 · 5 answers · asked by njlilgujugurl6 1 in Health ➔ Dental
Some chronic gum chewers do tend to have more fillings(loss of tooth structure) due to the fact that they do not chew sugar-free gum. Sugar is the leading cause of tooth decay so when you are always "bathing" your teeth in sugar what do you think is going to happen? Chewing gum w/ sugar in it does in a sense cause tooth loss, but not to the point of having your teeth completely fall out. Your teeth would start growing decay and then the dentist would remove the decay and fill the void w/ a filling. Therefore you now have a loss of tooth structure, but not a loss of the whole tooth.
2007-02-24 06:35:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAKE IT FROM A DENTIST
CHEWING GUM DOES NOT MAKE YOU LOSE TEETH. BUT NOT BRUSING THEM WILL MAKE THEM LOOSE.
2007-02-24 06:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. but it can make you lose (non-metal) fillings. chewing anything wears on the enamel (the surface of the tooth) but that doesn't cause teeth to fall out. only damage to the root of the tooth (near the gumline) can do that.
2007-02-24 06:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by morequestions 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course not, but a medical condition might! See a dentist. Good luck.
2007-02-24 06:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it helps them
2007-02-24 06:10:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋