title: [Effect of chewing sugar-free gum on dental caries].
abstract: Previous in vivo studies have demonstrated that chewing sugar-free gum after eating reduces the development of dental caries. To investigate the extrapolation of these findings, a two-year clinical study was conducted on 547 schoolchildren in Budapest. Subjects in the "gum" (test) group were instructed to chew one stick of commercially available sorbitol-sweetened chewing gum for 15-20 minutes after meals, three times daily. The "control" group was not provided with chewing gum. After two years, excluding white spots, the "gum" group exhibited a 38.7% caries increment reduction compared to the "control" group. Including white spots, a corresponding 33.1% reduction was indicated. These results clearly suggest that even in a population with moderate caries prevalence and normal oral hygiene habits (including the use of fluoride dentifrices), an after-meal gum chewing regimen can significantly reduce the rate of caries development.
authors.affiliation: Semmelweis Egyetem Fogorvostudományi Kar, I. sz. Oktatási Részleg, Budapest.
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szóke
authors.forename: Howard M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Proskin
authors.forename: Jolán
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bánóczy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002638:Chewing Gum; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D015995:Prevalence; D013012:Sorbitol; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D013012:Sorbitol
vernacular_title: Cukormentes rágógumi hatása a dentális cariesre.