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Effect of sorbitol‐ and xylitol‐containing chewing gum on salivary microflora, saliva, and oral sugar clearance
Author(s) -
WENNERHOLM KERSTIN,
EMILSON CLAESGÖRAN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1989.tb01610.x
Subject(s) - xylitol , sorbitol , chewing gum , saliva , medicine , dentistry , nicotine gum , sugar , streptococcus mutans , chemistry , food science , bacteria , biology , alternative medicine , pathology , fermentation , placebo , genetics
– The effect of frequent use of a sorbitol‐containing nicotine chewing gum on saliva secretion rate and buffer capacity and some oral bacteria was studied in 27 patients at a smoking cessation clinic. The effect was compared with that obtained after frequent use of a chewing gum containing xylitol in a second study in 14 subjects. The results showed that sorbitol‐containing nicotine chewing gum had no significant effect on salivary numbers of oral streptococci and lactobacilli during a 3‐month period of active chewing five times a day. Chewing on xylitol‐containing gum caused a significant decrease in salivary S. mutans after 2 months but not after 3 months. No change in secretion rate or buffer capacity was observed in the two studies. Oral sugar clearance time was reduced after 3 months with a statistically significant difference to baseline values in subjects consuming the sorbitol‐containing nicotine chewing gum.