朱振雄教授指出,齲齒問題對於口腔健康相關生活品質(Oral Health Related Quality of Life)影響深遠【註3】。因此提醒市民養成良好的口腔護理習慣,謹記「檢、刷、線、嚼」四字口訣,包含:一、定期進行口腔「檢」查;二、每天早晚使用含氟牙膏「刷」牙;三、每天使用牙「線」 (棒) 清潔牙齒間隙;四、飲食後「嚼」無糖口香糖或使用含氟漱口水。針對忙碌的都市生活型態,朱振雄教授建議可將咀嚼無糖口香糖作為日常口腔護理的輔助方式。研究顯示,咀嚼無糖口香糖可刺激唾液分泌,有助中和口腔酸性環境並減少牙菌斑積聚【註4】【註5】。系統性文獻回顧亦指出,咀嚼無糖口香糖可降低約28%的蛀牙發生率【註6】。此外,無糖口香糖的預防蛀牙效用亦獲得世界牙醫聯盟(FDI)的認同。
註1: FDI World Dental Federation World Oral Health Day 2026 Official Action Toolkit & Dietary Fact Sheet.
註2:U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 20252030.
註3:Duangthip, D., Gao, S.S., Chen, K.J., Lo, E.C.M., & Chu, C.H. (2020). Oral health-related quality of life and caries experience of Hong Kong preschool children. International Dental Journal, 70(2), 100107.
註4:Nasseripour M. et al. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum on Plaque Quantity in the Oral Cavity. Frontiers in Oral Health (2022).
註5:Nasseripour M. et al. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum in Streptococcus mutans. BMC Oral Health (2021) 21:217.
註6:Newton JT. et al. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Role of Sugar-Free Chewing Gum in Dental Caries. JDR Clinical & Translational Research (2020) 5(3):214223.