Despite the World Health Organization’s recent warning about it, aspartame doesn't pose a cancer risk, the FDA and industry experts insist — but given that the artificial sweetener is used in many ...
The relationship between chewing gum – both the sugary and the non-sugary kind – and whether chewing gum might prevent conditions like gum disease, bone loss around teeth, and caries, was studied in ...
Varieties of gum with sugar can lead to increased cavities, but those with an artificial sweetener may help prevent cavities. However, one common gum sweetener called aspartame may link to cancer.
DEAR DR. ROACH: My dentist recommends chewing gum after each meal to help clean my teeth. Most gum contains aspartame, xylitol and other chemicals. Do you think this is a good idea? -- J.S. ANSWER: ...
Sugar-free chewing gum has been associated increasingly with oral benefits such as fighting caries. Now a new study has found that using sugar-free chewing gum after whitening could reduce the ...