Saliva and Chewing Gum

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Importance of Saliva

! Critical for good oral health. ! Lubricates the tissues and helps maintain a pH environment that promotes tooth remineralisation and serves an antimicrobial function. ! Assists in digesting, diluting, and clearing dietary carbohydrates as well as buffering of acid that is a by product of the metabolism of sugar. ! Integral to the formation of the pellicle, which protects the tooth after eruption. ! Preserve the integrity of both oral hard and soft tissues. For more details visit http://www.smilecareworld.com

What if Salivary flow is reduced

? Affects the oral tissues. ? Leaves dry, burning mouth, which will impact on the ability to swallow, taste food, speak, and maintain oral tissue integrity. ? Longer-term consequences are demineralization of enamel, an increased caries rate with rapid progression of the carious lesions, and an overgrowth of Candida.

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Saliva and Chewing Gum

o Causes the salivary glands to produce more fluid. o This stimulated saliva contains more ions, including neutralizing bicarbonate, calcium, and phosphorous, which are available to remineralize dental enamel.

o When a sweetness or flavor is added to chewing gum, there is a 10-fold increase in flow rate compared to stimulation by mastication alone. Even after 20 minutes of chewing, saliva output is elevated 3-fold.
o A mechanical cleansing effect on the teeth adds to the anticaries effect of sugarless gum.

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Saliva and Chewing Gum

Food is cleared from the oral cavity, and plaque is removed from the occlusal tooth surfaces. Although smooth surface plaque will not be affected, a reduction of as much as 44% of the accumulated plaque has been reported.

Sugarless gum - A vehicle to deliver medicaments that may benefit oral and systemic health.
Assists caries reduction by remineralization or neutralization of plaque acid. Assists in tooth-whitening and breath-freshening.

PPT Source: Saliva and Chewing Gum

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