does stevia actually prevent cavities

[msp]

I bought a bag of dry stevia leaves and the label states that it prevents the formation and growth of bacterial plaque. I searched a bit on the internet and it seems that it might be true, but I'd love to know if anyone has an experience with it.

If so, would it be benefficial to give some leaves to ds to chew after a snack?

Thanks!

Editing to say that ds is 3yo

[luv2bamommy2]

Hi, nothing was ever said to me or my mom about Stevia, and my mom uses it. But Xylitol was another matter. There is tons of research done about Xylitol.

[msp]

The thing is that I can't get Xylitol over here (Ecuador) and on the other hand I can grow stevia myself.