Primary study · included by 1 review

Effectiveness of xylitol and polyol chewing gum on salivary streptococcus mutans in children: A randomized controlled trial

Aluckal et al. 2018 · Aluckal Eby, Ankola AnilV · Indian Journal of Dental Research · 2018

doi:10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_307_16journal-article

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Clinical Effects of Sugar Substitutes on Cariogenic Bacteria: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2024 · cited as Aluckal et al. 2018 · Table 2 (included studies, saliva); Figure 6 (xylitol vs no intervention, saliva); ref 49

Outcome this study informs	Pooled effect	Evidence	Certainty
Change in Mutans streptococci (MS) count in saliva Xylitol chewing gum vs No treatment (no gum / no intervention) · Post-consumption endpoint (varied durations across trials)	SMD -1.47 [-1.94, -0.99]	3 studies · 136 participants	Ungraded

1 including review in total.