Can you eat gum with cavities?

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As we all know, chewing gum is a kind of snack that many people have eaten. It's normal that they usually eat chewing gum after eating. However, for people with cavities, is this the case? Can people with cavities eat chewing gum? Let's get to know.

Can you eat gum with cavities?

First of all, chewing gum is a kind of sugar for people to chew, which is based on natural gum or glycerin resin and mixed and pressed with syrup, mint, sweetener, etc. It is a kind of sugar that is very popular with people all over the world. It can be eaten and played. It is popular among children and young people. At the same time, it has become a new favorite for most young people to be cool and fashionable. While improving oral health, the facial muscle movement brought by chewing gum also has multiple effects in the field of cognition.

Secondly, chewing gum is beneficial to oral health, which should be analyzed from its two characteristics. First of all, chewing gum requires continuous chewing in the mouth, which is beneficial to oral health: chewing can stimulate saliva secretion, combined with the friction effect of chewing gum on teeth, it can enhance the cleaning effect of teeth, reduce cariogenic factors, and help to prevent dental caries.

Finally, regular chewing exercise is beneficial to periodontal health, and even to beauty. According to the survey data, some actors and singers often face movement, the occurrence of facial age spots, at least 8 to 10 years later than ordinary people. Fox, director of Los Angeles neurology medical center, found that chewing gum for 15 to 20 minutes every day can help with beauty. If it lasts for a few weeks, it will also reduce facial wrinkles and gradually ruddy complexion. This is because chewing promotes facial muscle movement, improves blood circulation and improves the metabolic activity of skin cells. Therefore, some scientists advocate regular chewing exercise, especially in daily meals, should eat more food with appropriate hardness, rough and rich fiber, chew slowly, which is not only conducive to the absorption of nutrients, clean teeth, but also promote facial muscle movement. Secondly, chewing gum is characterized by the word "Xiang". Incense can improve people's interest in chewing, and it can also temporarily improve the bad smell in the mouth. It can feel refreshing and comfortable, and it is also conducive to social activities.

matters needing attention

If chewing gum is harmful to oral health, the key lies in the word "sugar", because sugar is one of the important factors of dental caries, and chewing gum, sugar stays in the mouth for a long time. What should I do? At present, the development of science and technology has found a substitute for sugar xylitol or Stevia. In this way, people can not only enjoy sweet taste, but also have less caries. Another problem is that children need to pay more attention to chewing gum.