According to the latest research of Finnish scientists, chewing with a sorbitol-containing gum for 20 minutes 3 times a day after eating for 2 years caused a decrease in the prevalence of caries by 8.8 years in children by 38.7%, according to the Internet publication for girls and women From 14 to 35 years old Pannochka.
Net It is known that this age period is characterized by the presence of a replaceable occlusion, in which there is a change in a group of teeth performing a chewing function, with simultaneous presence in the oral cavity of temporary teeth that lose stability, and teeth of permanent bite at various stages of eruption.
From this it can be concluded that an explanation of the importance of using chewing gum by a child for the purpose of prophylaxis of dental caries is an indispensable task in his upbringing of medicus. En.
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