Do not chew gum for more than 15 minutes

Chewing gum regularly can help increase saliva production, clean the oral cavity and teeth. But experts recommend against chewing gum as a ' trendy ', especially when chewing can cause health problems.

Most gum candies contain sugar. When chewing candy, sugar will stay long in the oral cavity. Bacteria that encounter sugar in the oral cavity produce many acidic substances that wear away enamel

People with mercury fillings should not chew gum because researchers say gum can damage this material. If puberty girls chew gum, their chewing muscles must work overloaded, stimulate muscle growth and lower jaw bone, distort the face.

Therefore, doctors recommend chewing gum for no more than 15 minutes. Patients with stomach pain should not chew gum.

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