REVIEW ARTICLE
Chewing Gum Use in the Perioperative Period
D. John Doyle1, 2, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2019Volume: 13
First Page: 40
Last Page: 43
Publisher ID: TOATJ-13-40
DOI: 10.2174/2589645801913010040
Article History:
Received Date: 21/02/2019Revision Received Date: 14/05/2019
Acceptance Date: 22/05/2019
Electronic publication date: 26/06/2019
Collection year: 2019
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
A synopsis of the latest research on the perioperative use of chewing gum by surgical patients is presented, focusing on the preoperative and postoperative periods. Current data now suggest that the preoperative use of chewing gum does not adversely affect gastric emptying and that the postoperative use of chewing gum may actually aid recovery from some forms of major surgery. Additionally, the use of chewing gum may increase alertness and serve to reduce stress, as well as offer important oral health benefits.