A total of 176 children (7-9 years old) with high MS scores were randomised into equal groups. For 6 months the xylitol group chewed five times during the day, 11.6 grams of a mixed gum containing ...

Xylitol is a non-sugar sweetener extracted from the birch tree. It is a five-carbon polyol that has effectively demonstrated itself to be cariogenic, by its action of neutralizing plaque acidity on ...