{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"J. Peter St. Clair, DMD, PC","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog","author_name":"Dr. J. Peter St. Clair, DMD","author_url":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"CHEW ON THIS - J. Peter St. Clair, DMD, PC","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"W14JVXqNgk\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/chew-on-this\/\">CHEW ON THIS<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/chew-on-this\/embed\/#?secret=W14JVXqNgk\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;CHEW ON THIS&#8221; &#8212; J. Peter St. Clair, DMD, PC\" data-secret=\"W14JVXqNgk\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"You may have heard your dental hygienist tell you to brush and floss more, but what about chewing more gum? In a study published in PLOS One, researchers found that chewing gum may remove as much bacteria as brushing without toothpaste or flossing. The study was funded by Wrigley\u2026\u2026ok, but it\u2019s still interesting. &#8220;This study was initiated as a method development study to determine the number of bacteria that are trapped in a piece of [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.jpeterstclairdentistry.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/shutterstock_744998449-300x200.jpg"}