Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, wearing masks is mandatory for people who want to go outside. Subsequently, combating mask breath is posing another headache.

So what are some solutions for dry mouth and bad breath as a result of donning a mask for hours? More and more people are turning to chewing gum.

In particular, chewing Xylitol Gum kills two birds with one stone: Its sweet taste boosts mouth moisture, in addition to efficacy in preventing cavities.

Wearing a mask for a long period of time hinders oral self-purification: The less saliva, the more bacteria in the mouth.

The first step to ensuring oral hygiene from wearing masks for a long time in the COVID-19 era: Brushing your teeth in a more thorough fashion than ever before.

It is better to brush your teeth after eating to shut an uptick in bacteria in the mouth and use dental supplementary goods such as dental flosses.

Chewing Xylitol gum may be useful for dental hygiene since it facilitates a uptick in saliva.  Chewing a natural sweeter gum containing Xylitol could have an effect of reducing chriogenic bacteria. That is under the condition that Xyliton content vs. artificial sweetener surpasses 50 percent.

Xylitol gum, produced by Lotte Confectionery may be recommended. Lotte’s Xylitol gum contains an apple mint and cooling taste, and Xylitol sweetener content of 50 percent or above can be effective in preventing cavities.

Furthermore, adding materials such as funoran and dicalcium phosphate to Lotte’s Xylitol gums may be helpful for dental hygiene.

“Xylitol Protect” and “Xylitol White” made their debut last year.

“Melting Xyliton,” which made its debut this year, may be suitable for the current non-contact era.

Lotte Confectionery has made efforts to promote public dental hygiene, taking into account the fact that it has something to do with health management in a home-hundred era.

The company has implemented a variety of projects in cooperation with the Korean Dental Association under the catchphrase “Korea with Healthy Teeth”.

In particular, “Comes with Dr. Xylitol Bus” is an exemplary dental hygiene promotion project. Lotte Confectionery has implemented the project as part of its social contribution activities in cooperation with KDA since 2013.

The project is a campaign designed to promote public interest in which dentists’ bodies aboard a bus have toured remote areas without medical care once per month to give dental medical services.