Where can I find Xylitol?
Xylitol is often used as a sweetener – a substitute for sugar – in sugarless gum. Scientists believe that Xylitol is best used orally either in hard candies or sugarless gum, because these formats coat tooth surfaces. (1) You can find Xylitol in several varieties of Trident sugarless gum including Trident and Trident fusion flavors. (1) Peldyak J, Maekinen KK; “Xylitol for Caries Prevention”. J Dent Hygiene, Fall 2002; 76(4):276-85. (2) Kandelman D, Gagnon G; “A 24 month clinical study of the incidence and progression of dental caries in relation to consumption of chewing-gum containing xylitol in school preventive programs”. 1990, J Dent Res, 69:1771-1775. (3) Maekinen KK, Bennett CA, Hujoel PP, Isokangas PJ, Isotupa KP, Pape HR, et al.; “Xylitol chewing gums and caries rates: A 40-month Cohort Study”. 1995 J Dent Res, 74:(12), 1904-1913. (4) Maekinen KK, et al; “Stabilization of rampant caries: polyol gums and arrest of dentine caries in two long-term cohort studies in young subjects
