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Chewing Gum

Onearmedbandit

...is Orbit and stuff like that really as good for your teeth as they say? Is it good for your teeth at all? :smile:

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Reply 1

Sam_B

i dunno, but doesnt chewing gum make ur jaw stronger as u exercise the muscles more or something :confused:

Reply 2

LubyLoo

They say there are good and bad points to everything. Chewing gum is alright as long as you have it in moderation. Just like anything I suppose. It produces more saliva if I seem to remember rightly, and the sugar free ones are okay. I'm confused now...

Reply 3

Devil Bunny

not sure, does that meen you get exercise from kissing :wink:

probably

Dragoness

not sure, does that meen you get exercise from kissing :wink:

most likely :wink:

Reply 6

Daragh

You burn alot of calories through kissing! What an exercise, they should make it an option in PE! But with regards to chewing gum, sugar free is good for your teeth, but all is bad for your stomach, as your body expects food to arrive in the stomach, so it starts to get ready to digest, and when nothing turns up, it digests itself! I think...

Happy Chewing!

Reply 7

Ellie4

It makes you produce saliva, which is good for your teeth. It's bad for your jaw though!

Reply 8

Cazzi

i always get a sore jaw wen i have sum....i havent had sum for ages now cuz ive got a brace and my teeth have looked so much better since.

Reply 9

Sam_B

Cazzi_Bear

i always get a sore jaw wen i have sum....i havent had sum for ages now cuz ive got a brace and my teeth have looked so much better since.

how long u had ur brace for?

mine should be coming off soon, bloody thing :frown:

Reply 10

saz_1989

too much chewing gum gives a laxative effect...

Reply 11

Daragh

thanks for that image!

Reply 12

Cazzi

Sam_B

how long u had ur brace for?

mine should be coming off soon, bloody thing :frown:

ive had one of those removable ones (at the top) for over a year and a couple of metal plates for 3 years. (i have a very rare condition where the third teeth from my TOP two middle teeth were aiming to push out my top two teeth.) i needed an operation to get chains put in!

so i dont get my actual brace for a while...

Think yourself lucky........... :smile:

im still going to have a brace in uni!

Sorry for the long and boring insight to my teeth everyone! lol :biggrin:

Reply 13

eurasianfeline

i honestly canNOT live without gum. it keeps me awake in lessons EVERYDAY.

my fav. is EXTRA White...cos i can actually chew for the ENTIRE DAY and it won't "melt" in my mouth. :p: