Nelson recommends limiting gum use to no more than 15 minutes per session and avoiding chewing multiple pieces throughout the day. “Your jaw joint isn’t designed for hours of continuous chewing.

A chewing gum habit could expose you to tens of thousands of microplastics. Some gum chewers could ingest around 30,000 microplastics a year. Julia Musto. in New York. Tuesday 25 March 2025 09:14 GMT.

Gum chewing may exacerbate jaw problems among people who are prone to issues or injuries with the temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, which connects the jawbone to the skull, Dr. Arsenault said.