The benefits of chewing gum in moderation include, relaxation and cleaning teeth; the disadvantages of chewing gum in large quantities over a long period of time include causing enlargement of the chewing muscles, which may trigger the risk of choking for children and the elderly.
1. The benefits of chewing gum in moderation:
(1) Relaxation: Chewing gum can relax people’s mood and release their stress.
(2) Clean teeth: chewing gum can clean teeth. As many chewing gum sweeteners are now xylitol, and will not aggravate the risk of tooth decay, on the contrary, can stick to the mouth and teeth in the foreign body, so that the mouth to get clean.
2. The bad side of chewing a lot of gum for a long time:
(1) chewing muscle enlargement: cause chewing muscle hypertrophy, especially bilateral uneven chewing, or chewing for a long time, are easy to lead to chewing muscle hypertrophy.
(2) Causing choking risk: Some children and the elderly are prone to choking risk such as tracheal foreign bodies when chewing gum.
It is not recommended to chew gum for a long time every day, moderate consumption can be.