Claim applications

Oral and dental disease

The official health claims below are available for Oral and dental disease and are shown in order of occurrence according to the symptomszoeker.nl data.

The definition of health claims is contained in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. Under the Claims Regulation, only health claims that are scientifically substantiated and understandable to the consumer are permitted.

Scope	Health claim (EFSA)	Nutrients
Mouth and teeth - conservation of teeth	Helps keep teeth strong Contributes to strong teeth	Vitamin D Magnesium Calcium Fluoride Phosphorus Sugar substitutes (xylitol, sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol, lactitol, isomalt, erythritol, sucralose and polydextrose or a combination thereof)
Mouth and teeth - gums	Contributes to strong teeth	Vitamin C
Mouth and teeth - mineralization	Helps keep teeth strong Contributes to the maintenance of the mineralization of the teeth	Chewing gum without sugar Carbohydrates, not fermentable
Mouth and teeth - plaque acids	Helps keep teeth strong Contributes to strong teeth Contributes to the neutralization of plaque acids Neutralizes plaque acids more effectively than sugar-free gum without carbamide	Chewing gum without sugar Chewing gum without sugar with carbamide
Mouth and teeth - mouth dryness	Contributes to the reduction of mouth dryness Stimulates saliva production	Chewing gum without sugar
Mouth and teeth - plaque acids / tooth decay (disease risk limiting claim)	Helps neutralize plaque acids. Plaque acids are a risk factor for the development of tooth decay.	Chewing gum without sugar
Mouth and teeth - mineralization / tooth decay (disease limiting claim)	Helps reduce tooth demineralization. Demineralization of teeth is a risk factor for the development of tooth decay.	Chewing gum without sugar
Mouth and teeth	Important for the gums Helps keep teeth strong	Vitamin C
Mouth and teeth - plaque / children (disease risk limiting claim)	It has been proven to reduce plaque. A high level of plaque is a risk factor in the development of dental caries in children	Chewing gum sweetened with 100 xylitol