Sugar-free chewing gum and dental caries: a systematic review

OBJECTIVE: To appraise existing evidence for a therapeutic / anti-cariogenic effect of sugar-free chewing gum for patients. METHOD: 9 English and 2 Portuguese databases were searched using English and Portuguese keywords. Relevant articles in English, German, Portuguese and Spanish were included for...

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Main Authors: Steffen Mickenautsch, Soraya Coelho Leal, Veerasamy Yengopal, Ana Cristina Bezerra, Vanessa Cruvinel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2007-04-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572007000200002