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- Chewing Gum | American Dental Association - ADA
From ADA approved chewing gums to the oral health impact of chewing gum: insights for dental professionals from the ADA
- Teeth grinding (bruxism) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Sleep bruxism may be a sleep-related chewing activity linked with brief disturbances during sleep Risk factors These factors can raise your risk of bruxism: Stress Having extra anxiety or stress can lead to teeth grinding and clenching So can anger and frustration Age Bruxism is common in young children, but it usually goes away by adulthood
- Tobacco Use and Cessation | American Dental Association - ADA
Information about smoking and tobacco cessation (including chewing and spit tobacco)
- Smokeless tobacco products - Mayo Clinic
Learn the risks of using products such as chewing tobacco, snuff and snus
- Craving and chewing ice: A sign of anemia? - Mayo Clinic
Is constantly craving and chewing ice a sign of anemia? Possibly The term "pica" describes craving and chewing substances that have no nutritional value — such as ice, clay, soil or paper Craving and chewing ice, known as pagophagia, is often associated with iron deficiency, with or without anemia, although the reason is unclear
- Orbit Sugarfree Gum | American Dental Association - ADA
The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs’ Acceptance of Orbit Sugarfree Gum is based on its finding that the physical action of chewing Orbit Sugarfree Gum for 20 minutes after eating, stimulates saliva flow, which helps to prevent cavities by reducing plaque acids and strengthening teeth
- Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic
Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested But this isn't true It is true that your body can't digest chewing gum But if you swallow it, the gum doesn't stay in your stomach
- Resources | American Dental Association - ADA
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