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It’s Out of this World: Orbit for Kids

I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Orbit for Kids. I received product samples to facilitate my review and a promotional item as a thank you for participating.

The Benefits of Chewing Gum for Kids

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I’ve mentioned the importance of good oral hygiene a few times on Life with Lisa and this is the perfect time to bring it up again. Just recently (about 2 months ago) I started using these floss picks I saw at the store because I hate flossing.  Since I hate flossing it’s been hard for me to teach my 9 year old son how to do it himself and with the floss picks its so much easier. We pretty much have the brushing part down and now we have the flossing down.  Between meals I rely on Orbit for Kids to help protect his teeth.  The new gum hit store shelves last month and have been awarded the ADA seal of acceptance.  Yes, I actually encourage my son to chew gum between meals as part of his healthy oral hygiene habits. It’s important.  Did you know…

The benefits of chewing sugarfree gum, like Orbit for Kids, include cleaning the mouth of food debris and stimulation of saliva flow, which helps to protect teeth by reducing plaque acids and strengthening teeth.  

We use Orbit for Kids sugar-free gum in conjunction with brushing, flossing, and rinsing with mouthwash and to do our son has not been diagnosed with any cavities!  It’s a win, win for us because he loves both the Original Bubblegum flavor and the Strawberry Banana.  The product comes with 14 individually wrapped pieces of gum in the envelope for a cost of $1.29 or you can purchase multi-pack bags for as low as $4.49.

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Here is a little interesting factoid, according to an article found in Psychology Today chewing gum is being used to help children with various attention deficit disorders as a way to help them concentrate. According to Gary L. Wenk, Ph.D. Author of Your Brain on Food:

Overall gum chewing significantly increased alertness, quickened reaction time and increased the speed of encoding new information.  

I’m going to have to go buy a case for me now too!

Do you allow your child to chew gum?

 

Comments

  1. Orbit is the best chewing gum to buy. That’s one of my favourite.

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