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gum-disease
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Nitrate Chewing Gum Reduced Gum Bleeding in Small Clinical Trial
A trial of 30 adults with mild gum disease found that chewing nitrate-enriched gum three times daily for three weeks reduced bleeding sites from 26 percent to 15 percent. The gum without nitrate showed no change. Researchers said the nitrate appeared to increase beneficial bacter…