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What is Gum Chewing?

Gum chewing can stimulate the flow of saliva in the mouth helping to improve the act of swallowing.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 3 1 Efficacy_major
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 3 0
Excess saliva 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Anxious mood 1 0
General health 1 0
Dry throat 1 0

See all 7 patients currently using Gum Chewing

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Gum Chewing

TMJ (Temporomandibular joint) pain 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Gum Chewing (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 1   Other: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped using Gum Chewing

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Gum Chewing

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Using Gum Chewing

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Gum Chewing

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Gum Chewing

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Gum Chewing

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

Report created on February 11, 2012.