Xylitol Mints are recommended by dentists and periodontists around the world. These peppermints taste just like peppermint candy, but contain no sugar, have 40% less calories than the leading mints. Xylitol is an organic,100% sweetener that helps prevent the formation of plaque and tartar on your teeth. Xylitol sweetened mints taste just like those made with sugar, and have no aftertaste like those made with artificial sweeteners.

Benefits of Xylitol Include:

• Resists fermentation by mouth bacteria
• Inhibits plague accumulation
• Remineralizes Tooth Enamel
• Nature’s Ideal Sweetener
• May Help Decrease the Incidence of Dental Caries
• Fights Plaque Buildup and Neutralizes Plaque Acids
• Increases Satiety

• xylitol
• natural flavors
• magnesium stearate
• silicadioxide
• beeswax.

Nutritional Facts:

• 2 pieces (1.2g)
• Calories 3
• Total Fat 0
• Sodium 0
• Total Carbohydrate 1g
• Sugars 0
• Xylito 1g
• Protein 0

Suggested Use: Replace your current mint and gum with xylitol mints or gum, and have as many pieces as you like per day!

Reduced Dental Caries Formation
In clinical and field tests, the consumption of xylitol between meals was associated with significantly reduced new caries formation, even when participants were already practicing good oral hygiene. Results clearly establish that use of xylitol-sweetened foods provides additional help in the battle against tooth decay. It also inhibits the growth of S. mutans, the primary bacterium associated with dental caries.

In a two-year study conducted at the Ylivieska Health Center in Finland, children aged 11-12 who consumed 7 to 10g of xylitol daily in chewing gum showed a 30 to 60% reduction in new dental caries development compared to the control group not chewing gum.

The possible long-term caries-preventing effects of xylitol have been studied as a follow-up to the Ylivieska study. Re-examination of the subjects 2 or 3 years after discontinuation of the use of xylitol revealed a continued reduction in caries increment in the post-use years of about 55%. In teeth erupting during the first year of the use of xylitol chewing gum, the long-term caries preventative effect was over 70%. The results suggest that the value of xylitol may be highest during periods of high dental activity such as eruption of new teeth.

A 40-month (1989-93) cohort study on the relationship between the use of chewing gum and dental caries was performed with 4th grade students in Belize, Central America. Nine treatment groups were included: control group (no gum); four xylitol groups (range of xylitol consumption 4.3-9.0g/day); two xylitol/sorbitol groups (total polyol consumption 8.0/9.7g/day); one sorbitol group (9.0g/day); and one sucrose group (9.0g/day). Compared with the no-gum group, sucrose gum usage resulted in a marginal increase in caries rate (relative risk 1.20). Sorbitol gum reduced the caries rate (relative risk 0.74). The four xylitol gums were most effective in reducing caries rates (relative risks from 0.48-0.27). The most effective gum was a 100% xylitol pellet gum (relative risk 0.27). The xylitol/sorbitol gums were less effective than xylitol, but reduced the caries rates significantly compared to the no-gum or sorbitol gum groups. The results suggest that systemic usage of polyol-based chewing gum reduces caries rates in young subjects, with xylitol gums being most effective.

A three-year clinical dentifrice caries study was conducted with 2,630 children initially aged 8-10 years in the San Jose, Costa Rica metropolitan area. The study evaluated the efficacy of a 0.243% sodium fluoride/silica/10% xylitol dentifrice when compared to a 0.243% sodium fluoride/silica dentifrice which contained no xylitol. After the three-year period, subjects using the xylitol-containing dentifrice had a statistically significant reduction in decayed and filled dental surfaces (12.3% reduction; P