- Chewing Gum | American Dental Association - ADA
The U S chewing gum market is divided, in part, by product type into sugar-containing chewing gums and sugar-free chewing gums 3 Sugar-containing chewing gums contain monosaccharides (e g , glucose, fructose, galactose) or disaccharides (e g , sucrose, maltose, lactose) Sugar-free gums are sweetened with polyols such as xylitol, sorbitol
- Craving and chewing ice: A sign of anemia? - Mayo Clinic
Possibly The term "pica" describes craving and chewing substances that have no nutritional value — such as ice, clay, soil or paper Craving and chewing ice, known as pagophagia, is often associated with iron deficiency, with or without anemia, although the reason is unclear Less commonly, other
- Teeth grinding (bruxism) - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Sleep bruxism may be a sleep-related chewing activity linked with brief disturbances during sleep Risk factors These factors can raise your risk of bruxism: Stress Having extra anxiety or stress can lead to teeth grinding and clenching So can anger and frustration Age Bruxism is common in young children, but it usually goes away by adulthood
- Quitting smoking: 10 ways to resist tobacco cravings
People who smoke take in the chemical nicotine from tobacco Each time you use tobacco, nicotine triggers the brain's reward system People become addicted to that trigger But people who smoke also can get used to the habit of smoking, not just the nicotine The chemical addiction and the habits
- TMJ disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Habits such as gum chewing, nail biting, and grinding or clenching of teeth Certain connective tissue diseases Stress, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety or depression Conditions such as fibromyalgia, ankylosing spondylitis and sleep disturbances Smoking
- Smokeless tobacco products - Mayo Clinic
Chewing tobacco and other smokeless tobacco products often are promoted as safer than cigarettes That's because they aren't linked to lung cancer But these products are not harmless Smokeless tobacco products include tobacco that's chewed, sucked or sniffed, rather than smoked The chemical that
- Swallowing gum: Is it harmful? - Mayo Clinic
Although chewing gum is designed to be chewed and not swallowed, it generally isn't harmful if swallowed Folklore suggests that swallowed gum sits in your stomach for seven years before it can be digested But this isn't true It is true that your body can't digest chewing gum But if you swallow it, the gum doesn't stay in your stomach
- Trigeminal neuralgia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Sudden episodes of pain or pain triggered by touching the face, chewing, speaking or brushing your teeth Episodes of pain lasting from a few seconds to several minutes Pain that occurs with facial spasms Episodes of pain lasting days, weeks, months or longer Some people have periods when they experience no pain
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