Introduction: Over the years, chewing gum has developed from a candy towards an oral
health-promoting nutraceutical. This review summarizes evidence for the oral health benefits …

The friction coefficient, the wettability and the surface free energy of lingual mucosa while
deprived of its natural removable salivary layer were evaluated ex vivo and the influence of …

Objectives This study was conducted in order to investigate the mode of action and the
whitening effect of whitening dentifrices. Material and methods Two hundred fifty-six bovine …

Chewing of gum contributes to the maintenance of oral health. Many oral diseases,
including caries and periodontal disease, are caused by bacteria. However, it is unknown …

Purpose. This study was designed to examine the ability of sodium hexametaphosphate
delivered from a chewing gum to prevent extrinsic tooth stain formation. Methods. This study …

ABSTRACT Aim and Objective: The aim and objective of this review are to gain knowledge
on sugar-free chewing gums in oral hygiene maintenance. Background: Dental caries and …

Salivary conditioning films (SCFs) form on all surfaces exposed to the oral cavity and control
diverse oral surface phenomena. Oral chemotherapeutics and dietary components present …

Background: Today, people worldwide consider the discoloration of teeth the main concern,
therefore, dental stains are an important problem for a lot of patients, especially for smokers …

In the last decades sugar-free chewing gum has developed in an oral healthcare product,
next to the conventional products such as the toothbrush and mouthrinses. In this thesis we …

The activation of naïve T cells results in their proliferation and differentiation into a particular
T-helper (Th) phenotype, namely Th1, Th2 or Th17 cells. This thesis focuses on the role of …