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The constant chewing motion can slowly wear down enamel, especially if you tend to chew on one side of your mouth. For people with dental restorations like fillings or crowns, gum can gradually ...

From surprising dental complications beyond cavities to digestive system disruptions, chewing gum presents health challenges that most people never consider when unwrapping that next piece.

Consumer research has found that people chew gum to freshen their breath, for a healthy mouth, and simply because they like the taste. Chewing gum, particularly sugar-free gum, provides oral ...

Perhaps the sugar eventually resulted in my mouth full of caps ... Source: bjaffe/blogger We were a gum-chewing family. Mom loved gum, but because she had upper and lower dentures, she only ...