For decades, chewing gum occupied a unique blind spot in consumer consciousness. People who carefully scrutinised food l ...

Utah lawmakers, who voted to ban fluoride from drinking water, are considering a new cavity-prevention idea for Utahns to chew on: Giving school kids and prisoners xylitol gum three times a day. Nate ...

Thousands of tonnes of plastic pollution could be escaping into the environment every year . . . from our mouths. Most chewing gum on sale is made from a variety of oil-based synthetic rubbers—similar ...

Weeks after a state law stopped communities from adding fluoride to their water, lawmakers talk about other ways to prevent cavities in kids.