New study finds chewing gum releases up to 637 microplastic particles in just minutes, with 94% released in the first 8 ...

You may have another culprit to consider: It’s gum, according to a new pilot study that found chewing just one piece can release hundreds to thousands of microplastics into saliva. The study is ...

By the time Wrigley began his business venture, Americans had grown accustomed to chewing ... that makes gum more likely to stick to itself rather than to surfaces like your teeth.

A new study found that both natural and synthetic gum shed microplastics ... in the first two minutes of chewing, the release says, because the grinding of teeth causes the plastic to break ...

Sore gums can be a sign that you brush your teeth too hard or ... products such as chewing tobacco, dip, or snuff, you’re more likely to have gum disease. Because smokeless tobacco is placed ...