This is one of my very favorite products!  Spry gum is only sweetened with xylitol, a naturally occurring sugar alcohol.  Xylitol helps prevent cavities.  It works a couple of different ways.  Xylitol  helps you secrete more saliva, which moisturizes your mouth and buffers it’s acidity.  When you have more saliva flow in your mouth, you are better able to repair damaged tooth enamel.  Xylitol also inhibits bacterial growth on your teeth.  All of this works together to keep your mouth healthier.  I carry Spry xylitol gum in my office, made by XClear out of American Fork, Utah.  The first ingredient listed on the tub is xylitol, and they don’t use anything else to sweeten the gum.  You could pick up some Trident in the checkout isle at the grocery store, but it is mostly sweetened by sorbitol.  Xylitol is down a ways in the ingredient list.  Spry comes in several flavors.  I like cinnamon the best.

My family could be in a Spry commercial – we’ve had that great of a success story!  I’ve had cavities my whole life.  As I got older, I made concerted efforts to keep the cavities at bay.  I have brushed and flossed after every single meal of the day for years.  I rarely eat sweets.  I don’t drink soda or juice.  Unfortunately, all of that wasn’t ever enough.  I still had cavities at every 6 month dental check-up.  Five years ago I started chewing Spry gum, as well as using their toothpaste and mouthwash.  I haven’t had a single cavity since.  My family just chews the gum, and not one of them has had a cavity in the last 5 years.  So we’ll keep on chewing!