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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.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 2 1
dry mouth 2 0
Excess saliva 2 0
General health 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

TMJ
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Gum Chewing

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
1 100%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 100%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 100%

Report created on November 22, 2009.