Press Release

A New Method for Preventing Childhood Tooth Decay -  Mother & Child Study II

New study shows 70% reduction in tooth decay among children whose mothers chew Xylitol sweetened gum.

     "A recent clinical study published in the Journal of Dental Research reported on an innovative new caries prevention method by which treatment given to mothers reduced their children's tooth decay by over 70%.

     The aim of the study was to establish whether maternal consumption of sugar free chewing gum sweetened with the naturally occurring sweetener xylitol, could reduce the transmission of harmful mutans streptococci (MS) bacterial from mother to child and thereby reduce the risk of dental caries in their children..."