Chewing xylitol gum improves self-rated and objective indicators of oral health status under conditions interrupting regular oral hygiene

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 235, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-46

  Hashiba, Takafumi ^a   Takeuchi, Kenji ^a   Shimazaki, Yoshihiro ^a,b   Takeshita, Toru ^a   Yamashita, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chewing gum; Oral health; Oral hygiene; Randomized controlled trial; Sugar free

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; CHEWING GUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HALITOSIS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; MOUTH DISCOMFORT; MOUTH EXAMINATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH BRUSHING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; XEROSTOMIA; HEALTH STATUS; MICROBIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHEWING GUM; XYLITOL;

ADULT; CHEWING GUM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; SALIVA; SELF REPORT; TOOTHBRUSHING; XYLITOL;

EID: 84922822989     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.235.39     Document Type: Article

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