xylitol gum?

[cherimoya]

Just read up about xylitol gum help prevent/lessen cavities etc. Are there any drawbacks to having gum everyday? I don't eat gum and I don't let my kids eat gum. DH used to eat lots of gum but I got him to stop when we realized that the gum may have been aggravating his gout symptoms.

We also have our share of cavities, so am wondering if we should try xylitol gum?

[WaturMama]

I'm curious too. In an effort to give ds an alternative to some technicolor gum he received at a bday party I gave him some xylitol gum I've been chewing in hopes of reducing my tendency to cavities. Now he wants more, more, more. I wonder about the health implications for a growing boy.