| Brushing, flossing, even chewing sugar
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| | Dr. Milgrom recently checked out many
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| free gum. We're all on a mission to stay
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| | popular products to see what it would
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| cavity free. But now, several gums and
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| | take to reach 6 grams.
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| mints have added a new sweetener that can
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| | Smint Xylicare - a mint- contains less
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| pull double duty for your teeth.
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| | than point two grams per serving, meaning
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| The dentist's drill; it's something we
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| | you'd need 30 mints per day.
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| dread. It's something Ryan Messner has
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| | Epic Xylitol gum contains just over one
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| never experienced. What helps him stay
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| | gram per piece, so you'd need to chew on
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| cavity free? Everything and anything
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| | six pieces a day.
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| sugar-free.
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| | One of the highest amounts: Carefree
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| "I'm addicted to gum," says Ryan Messner.
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| | Koolerz gum. But you'd need to chew four
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| I've been chewing it for ten years,
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| | sticks a day to get it.
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| pretty much a pack a day."
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| | It can be hard to tell how much Xylitol
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| Ryan says about a year ago, he noticed
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| | is in a product. Companies aren't
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| his favorite gum had new packaging.
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| | required to put that information on the
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| "It did say: with 'Xylitol' now,"
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| | packaging and only a few do. Dr. Milgrom
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| according to Messner.
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| | is calling for clearer labeling.
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| What exactly is Xylitol? It's a natural
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| | The American Dental Association isn't
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| sugar substitute that's exploding in
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| | willing to go that far, but they are
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| popularity. It's in gum, candy, even
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| | keeping a close eye on Xylitol research.
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| pancake syrup and jam.
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| | Dr. Milgrom says, "If a consumer looks at
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| According to dentist Dr. Milgrom, "The
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| | a product where Xylitol is the first
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| papers show pretty clearly, Xylitol
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| | sugar that's listed, there's a good
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| prevents tooth decay."
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| | chance that the product contains enough
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| But only if you get enough.
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| | xylitol to be helpful."
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| Dr. Peter Milgrom has conducted several
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| | Messner's favorite gum doesn't disclose
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| studies on Xylitol. He says while there
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| | how much Xylitol is in each stick. But at
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| are no official dosing guidelines, "We
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| | a pack a day, which is his usual amount,
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| estimate that a person needs to get about
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| | he figures that's close enough to chewing
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| six grams of Xylitol a day spread over
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| | his way to a healthier smile.
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| maybe three different times during the
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| | "I'll keep using it definitely," says
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| day in order to get a benefit."
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| | Messner.
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