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A Gum for Gums

GUM Periobalance reduces gingivitis with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri.

Joanna Cosgrove01.01.09

A Gum for Gums

GUM Periobalance reduces gingivitis with the probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri.

By Joanna Cosgrove
Online Editor

In the past year, a handful of chewing gum manufacturers including Trident and Wrigley launched nutraceutically-enhanced formulations aimed at improving oral health. But while the aforementioned brands employ functional ingredients that work in the mouth, a probiotic ingredient used in a gum from Swedish biotechnology company BioGaia AB was proven in a recent study to interact directly with the human immune system to reduce gingivitis (inflamed gums).

The mint flavored, sugar-free gum is called GUM Periobalance and its keystone ingredient is the lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus reuteri Prodentis (L. reuteri, or “Prodentis”).

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